| Ship Name | Ship Type | Notes |
| L Index | ||
| La Bella | Steamship | |
| La Bella | Barquentine | Built: 1893 Tonnage: 406 |
| La Belle | Barquentine | Built 1861 Tonnage 356 |
| La Buona | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| La Reta | Built 1912 Tonnage ** | |
| Lady Barkly | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Barkly | Paddle steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Bevlyn | Tug | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Bird | Steamship | Built 1915 Tonnage 9,540 1876 taken over with New Zealand Steam Shipping Co. fleet, 1881 sold to Westport Coal Co |
| Lady Bird | Schooner | Built 1861 Tonnage 19 |
| Lady Bowen | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 892 |
| Lady Bowen | Paddle Steamer | Built 1868 Tonnage 26 |
| Lady Claire | Built 1935 Tonnage 6 | |
| Lady Don | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Don | Barquentine | Built: 1893 Tonnage: 406 |
| Lady Don | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 68 |
| Lady Eva | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lady Franklin | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 235 |
| Lady Gay | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Green II | Scow | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lady Gwen ll | Scow | Built 1904 Tonnage ** |
| Lady Jocelyn | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lady Jocelyn | Built 1937 Tonnage 23 | |
| Lady Karita | Built 1939 Tonnage 4 | |
| Lady Margaret | Built 1929 Tonnage 5 | |
| Lady of the Lake | Schooner | Built 1844 Tonnage 23 |
| Lady of the Lake | Schooner | Built 1855 Tonnage 17 |
| Lady of the Lake | Schooner | Built 1876 Tonnage 21 |
| Lady of the Lake | Scow | Built 1876 Tonnage ** |
| Lady Wynyard | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 29 |
| Laetitia | Schooner | Built 1870 Tonnage 44 |
| Lagoon | Scow | Built 1878 Tonnage ** |
| Lagoon | Schooner | Built 1878 Tonnage 26 |
| Laira | Barqe | Built 1870 Tonnage 492 |
| Lake Erie | Coastal vessel | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lake Erie | Barque | Built: 1868 Tonnage: 988 |
| Lake Erie | Scow | Built 1873 Tonnage ** |
| Lake Erie | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 48 |
| Lake Michigan | Scow | Built 1876 Tonnage ** |
| Lake St Clare | Scow | Built 1878 Tonnage ** |
| Lake Superior | Scow | Built 1875 Tonnage ** |
| Lake Takapuna | Ferry | Built 1924 Tonnage 187 |
| Lalla Rookh | Paddle steamer | Built 1873 Tonnage ** |
| Lalla Rookh | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 23 |
| Lalla Rookh | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lancashire Lass | Cutter | Built 1876 Tonnage 31 |
| Lapwing | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 30 |
| Lapwing | Barque | Built: 1868 Tonnage: 988 |
| Lapwing | Cutter | Built 1862 Tonnage 34 |
| Lapwing | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 231 |
| Lara V | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Largo Law | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| La Rita | Built **** Tonnage 21 | |
| Lark | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lark | Schooner | Built 1860 Tonnage 23 |
| Lark | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 193 |
| Lark | Cutter | Built 1884 Tonnage 14 |
| Laughing Water | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 411 |
| Laura | Schooner | Built 1849 Tonnage ** |
| Laurel | Built Tonnage ** | |
| Layard | Brig | Built **** Tonnage 175 |
| Leaf | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Leathart | Ferry | Built: 1982 Tonnage: 139 |
| Lebu | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 726 renamed Narbada, 1948 scrapped |
| Leitrim | Built 1929 Tonnage ** | |
| Lena | Scow | Built 1905 Tonnage ** |
| Lena | Ketch | Built 1905 Tonnage 13 |
| Lena Gladys | Scow | Built 1910 Tonnage ** |
| Leo | Cutter | Built 1875 Tonnage 32 |
| Leonidas | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 111 |
| Leonidas | Schooner | Built 1847 Tonnage 79 |
| Lerwick | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 14 |
| Leven | Cutter | Built 1841 Tonnage ** |
| Levy | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Liberty | Ketch | Built 1896 Tonnage 13 |
| Liberty | Galiot | Built 1850 Tonnage ** |
| Liffey | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lifuka | Schooner | Built 1878 Tonnage 16 |
| Lilla | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lillie | Paddle steamer | Built 1876 Tonnage ** |
| Lilly of the Ware | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lily | Yacht | Built: 1898 Tonnage ** |
| Lily | Steamer | Built: 1872 Tonnage: 30 |
| Lily | Cutter | Built 1884 Tonnage 19 |
| Lily | Ketch | Built 1890 Tonnage 10 |
| Lily | Steamer | Built: 1872 Tonnage: 30 |
| Lily of the Wave | Ketch | Built **** Tonnage 10 |
| Lillie Denham | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Limerick | Built 1898 Tonnage 6,827 1912 purchased from New Zealand Shipping Co., 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland. | |
| Limerick | Built 1925 Tonnage 8,684 1943 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine near Port Macquarie. | |
| Linda | Built 1927 Tonnage 9 | |
| Linda Weber | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 114 |
| Lindo | Steamship | Built: 1872 Tonnage: 29 |
| Lindus | Built **** | |
| Linnet | Ketch | Built 1863 Tonnage 16 |
| Lion | Steamer | Built: 1872 Tonnage: 30 |
| Lion | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 216 |
| Lion | Tug | river tug of 15 tons lost by fire 1919 NSS |
| Lionel | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 15 |
| Lioness | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 60 |
| Lioness | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 26 |
| Lioness | Paddle Steamer | Built 1851 Tonnage 26 |
| Lister | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Little Bill | Ketch | Built 1892 Tonnage 13 |
| Little Fred | Schooner | Built 1847 Tonnage 131 |
| Little George | motor ex steam launch | Built 1891 Tonnage ** NSS |
| Little Jim | Cutter | Built 1934 Tonnage 3 |
| Lively | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lizette | Ketch | Built 1831 Tonnage 39 |
| Lizzie | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lizzie | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 19 |
| Lizzie 2 | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lizzie Elden | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lizzie Guy | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 93 |
| Lizzie Guy | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 85 |
| Lizzie Scott | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 453 |
| Lizzie Taylor | Ketch | Built 1892 Tonnage 77 |
| Lizzy | Cutter | Built 1858 Tonnage 19 |
| Lloyd's Herald | Ketch | Built ****Tonnage 48 |
| Lochiel | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 216 |
| Lomen | Built 1910 Tonnage 5 | |
| Lone Guide | Tug | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lone Guide | Launch | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 32 |
| Lone Guide | Launch | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 32 |
| Loongana | Built 1904 Tonnage 2,448 1922 transferred to Tasmanian Steamers Pty, Melbourne, 1936 scrapped. | |
| Lord Ashley | Steamer | Built 1871 Tonnage ** |
| Lord Liverpool | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lorna | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lotte | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lotus | Schooner | Built 1864 Tonnage 81 |
| Louie | Cutter | Built 1893 Tonnage 18 |
| Louie | Schooner | Built 1882 Tonnage 92 |
| Louisa | Built **** Tonnage ** Information coming | |
| Louisa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 13 |
| Louisa Craig | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Louisa Craig | Barque | Built: 1876 Tonnage: 710 |
| Louise | Cutter | Built 1877 Tonnage 15 |
| Loyalty | Steam Oyster Dredge | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| LST 895 | Landing craft | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lucidan | Schooner | Built 1842 Tonnage ** |
| Lucinda | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lucy Ann | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lucy Ann | Launch | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 32 |
| Lucy Ashton | Paddle steamer | Built: 1888 Tonnage ** |
| Lucy James | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lulu | Schooner | Built 1869 Tonnage 15 |
| Lumbermans Lassie | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Luna | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Luna | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 247 |
| Lurline | Barque | Built 1877 Tonnage 761 |
| Lurline | Schooner | Built 1873 Tonnage 23 |
| Lutterworth | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Lutterworth | Barque | Built: 1868 Tonnage: 920 |
| Lyttelton | Barque | Built: 1876 Tonnage: 710 |
| Lyttelton | Barque | Built: 1868 Tonnage: 920 |
| Lyttelton | Paddle steamer | Built: 1859 Tonnage: 78 |
| Lyttelton | Steamship | Built: 1859 Tonnage: 125 |
| Lyttelton | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 86 |
| Lyttelton | Steam Launch | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Lyttelton ll | Tug | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Index |