| Ship Name | Ship Type | Notes |
| TIndex | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tabou | Cutter | Built 1891 Tonnage 18 |
| Tafau | Schooner | Built 1885 Tonnage 20 |
| T. B. Taylor | Schooner | Built 1872 Tonnage 54 |
| Tahawai | Built 1905 Tonnage: *** NSS | |
| Taheretikitiki | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tahiti | Built 1904 Tonnage 7,585 ex- Port Kingston, 1911 purchased from Elder Dempster Line and renamed Tahiti, 1930 sank | |
| Tahuna | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Taiaroa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 228 |
| Taiaroa | Fishing Vessel | Built **** Tonnage: *** ##### |
| Taiaroa | Steamer | Built 1843 Tonnage 88 |
| Taiaora | Built 1875 Tonnage 438 1876 taken over from Albion Line, 1886 wrecked at North Canterbury. | |
| Taieri | see Cairntoul. | |
| Taiko | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tainui ex Vestria | Built: 1945 Tonnage: 80 NSS | |
| Tainui ll ex Seagull | Built: 1963 Tonnage: ** NSS | |
| Tainui | Tanker | Built: 1984 Tonnage: 21,187 |
| Tainui | Paddle steamer | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 80 |
| Tainui | Passenger cargo | Built: 1884 Tonnage: 5,031 |
| Tainui | Steamer | Built: 1903 Tonnage: 128 |
| Tainui | Steamer | Built 1903 Tonnage 72 |
| Tairoa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 51 |
| Tairoa | Steamer | Built 1865 Tonnage 50 |
| Takapuna | Paddle Steamer | Built 1877 Tonnage 57 |
| Takapuna | Built 1883 Tonnage 930 1924 scrapped. | |
| Talisman | Scow | Built 1879 Tonnage: *** |
| Talisman | Paddle steamer | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Talisman | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 78 |
| Talisman | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 83 |
| Tally Ho | Ketch | Built 1897 Tonnage 51 |
| Tally Ho | Scow | Built 1897 Tonnage: *** |
| Talune | Built 1890 Tonnage 2,087 1891 taken over with Tasmanian S.N. Co., Hobart, 1921 laid up, 1925 hulked, 1926 scuttled. | |
| Talune | Built 1930 Tonnage 2,742 1959 sold to Transporte de Minerales, Panama, renamed Amos. | |
| Tamahae | Scow | Built 1904 Tonnage: *** |
| Tamahine | Built 1925 Tonnage 1,989 1963 sold to Hong Kong Shipping Co., renamed Kowloon Star. | |
| Tamahine | Tanker | Built: 1984 Tonnage: 21,187 |
| Tamara | Trawler | Built: 1967 Tonnage: *** |
| Tamatea | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tamati | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tamaki Packet | Cutter | Built 1875 Tonnage 20 |
| Tambo | Built **** Tonnage 42 | |
| Tamarina | Schooner | Built 1903 Tonnage 51 |
| Tam-o-shanter | Steamer | Built 1876 Tonnage 22 |
| Tanea | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tangaroa | Passenger ship | Built: 1883 Tonnage: 930 |
| Tangiwha | Steamer | Built 1898 Tonnage 190 NSS |
| Taniwha | Tanker | Built: 1950 Tonnage: 3,060 |
| Taniwha | Steamer | Built 1899 Tonnage 262 |
| Taniwha | Steamship | Built **** Tonnage: 234 |
| Tanner's Ark | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tapanui | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tara | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Taraipine | Ketch | Built 1866 Tonnage 16 |
| Tarataki | Oyster dredge | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tara Nova | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Taranaki | Steamer. | Built **** Tonnage 298 |
| Taranaki | Built **** Tonnage 299 | |
| Taranaki | Built 1865 Tonnage: 415 1876 taken over with New Zealand Steam Shipping Co. fleet, 1878 wrecked Karewa Island. | |
| Taranaki | Tanker | Built: 1950 Tonnage: 3,060 |
| Tararawa | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tararua | Built 1864 Tonnage: 828 1878 taken over with Blue Emu Line, 1881 wrecked Southland; loss of 131 lives. | |
| Taratahi | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tarawera | Built 1883 Tonnage 2,003 1921 sold for scrap. | |
| Tarawera | Built 1958 Tonnage 2,013 1974 sold to Maldives renamed Maldive Quest. | |
| Tarewai l | Ferry | Built 1891 Tonnage 7 |
| Tarewai ll | Ferry | Built 1905 Tonnage 11 |
| Tarihiko | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tartar | Cutter | Built 1847 Tonnage 15 |
| Tasman | Tanker | Built: 1984 Tonnage: 21,187 |
| Tasman | Tanker | Built: 1984 Tonnage: 2,169 |
| Tasman | Steamship | Built: 1902 Tonnage: 178 |
| Tasman ex Whangarona | Steamship | Built: 1903 Tonnage: 178 NSS |
| Tasman Bay | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage: 281 |
| Tasman Maid | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tasmanian Maid | Paddle steamer | Built **** Tonnage 53 |
| Tasmanian Maid | Steamship | Built: 1903 Tonnage: 178 |
| Tasmanian Maid | Paddle steamer | Built: 1856 Tonnage: 82 |
| Tauhara | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Taupata | Paddle steamer | Built: 1856 Tonnage: 82 |
| Taupata | Coastal vessel | Built: 1930 Tonnage: 268 |
| Taupata | Paddle steamer | Built: 1856 Tonnage: 82 |
| Taupo | Built 1884 Tonnage: 937 1900 wrecked in gale at Greymouth after anchor cables parted | |
| Taupo | Coastal vessel | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 720 1879 wrecked Tauranga, 1881 salved but sank. |
| Tauranga | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 68 |
| Tauranga | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 61 |
| Tauranga | Motor vessel | Built: 1930 Tonnage: 268 |
| Taveuni | Built 1940 Tonnage 2,826 ex- Argentinean Reefer, 1968 purchased from Lauritzen, Copenhagen and renamed Taveuni, 1972 sold to Panama, renamed Wan Lee. | |
| Taveuni | Built: 1945 Tonnage: *** | |
| Taviuni | Built 1890 Tonnage: 1,465 1921 laid up, 1924 hulked. | |
| Tawa | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tawanui | Coaster | Built 1959 Tonnage: 891 NSS |
| Tawatawa | Cargo ship | Built: 1890 Tonnage: 1,465 |
| Tawera | Schooner | Built 1863 Tonnage 55 |
| Tawera | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tawera | Motor vessel | Built 1896 Tonnage: *** |
| Tay | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tay 1 | Coaster | Built **** Tonnage: 891 |
| Tay 1 | Steamship | Built: 1908 Tonnage: 535 |
| Te Anau | Built 1879 Tonnage 1,652 1916 cargo only, 1921 laid up, 1924 scrapped. | |
| Te Aroha | Ketch | Built: 1909 Tonnage: 105 |
| Te Aroha | Steamship | Built: 1908 Tonnage: 535 |
| Te Aroha | Paddle Steamer | Built 1876 Tonnage 49 NSS |
| Te Aurere | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Teaser | Cutters | Built 1867 Tonnage: *** |
| Te Hukatai | Ferry | Built: 1998 Tonnage: 208 |
| Tekapo | Built 1881 Tonnage 2,439 ex- Cape Clear, 1884 purchased from Lyle & Sons, Greenock and renamed Tekapo, 1889 wrecked off Sydney. | |
| Te Kawau | Cargo ship | Built: 1908 Tonnage: 535 |
| Te Kopuru | Ketch | Built: 1909 Tonnage: 105 |
| Te Pioneer | Built 1910 Tonnage 24 | |
| Terawhiti | Tug | Built 1907 Tonnage 46 |
| Terranova | Paddle Steamer | Built 1878 Tonnage 159 |
| Te Teko | Built 1914 Tonnage: *** NSS | |
| Te Tere | Schooner | Built 1852 Tonnage: *** |
| Te Tui | Barge | Built 1918 Tonnage 30 |
| Te Uera | Tug | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Te Waipounamu | Ketch | Built 1895 Tonnage 26 |
| Te Wakatu | Scow | Built 1901 Tonnage: *** |
| Teaser | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tees | Coaster | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| Tees | Coaster | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| Telstar | Trawler | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tera | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tere | Tug | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Terranora | Built: 1878 Tonnage: ** usually known as Enterprise No. 2 NSS | |
| Terranora | Cargo ship | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| Thames | Cutter | Built 1859 Tonnage 17 |
| Thane | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 118 |
| Thane of Fife | Brig | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Thane of Fyfe | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 121 |
| The Bell | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| The Brothers | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| The Goshawk | Ferry | Built 1909 Tonnage 121 |
| The Helen | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| The Lee | Cutter | Built 1864 Tonnage 22 |
| The Minerva | Fishing vessel | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| The Minerva | Steamer | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| The Minerva | Tug | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| The Minerva | Cargo ship | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| The Novelty | ||
| The Peregrine | Steamer | Built 1912 Tonnage 162 |
| The Portland | Schooner | Built 1910 Tonnage 59 |
| The Second Snark | Tug | Built: 1938 Tonnage: *** |
| The Sisters | Fishing vessel | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| The Sparrowhawk | Ferry | Built 1912 Tonnage 98 |
| Thelma | Steamer | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| Thelma | Cutter | Built 1899 Tonnage 19 |
| Thelma | Cutter | Built 1895 Tonnage 5 |
| Theodore | Paddle Steamer | Built 1881 Tonnage 35 |
| Theresa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 36 |
| Theresa Ward | Tug | Built 1900 Tonnage 9 |
| Thetis | Ketch | Built 1860 Tonnage 27 |
| Thetis | Cutter | Built 1885 Tonnage 5 |
| Thetis | Steamer | Built 1929 Tonnage 4 |
| Thistle | Scow | Built 1898 Tonnage: *** |
| Thistle | Cutter | Built 1866 Tonnage 26 |
| Thistle | Cutter | Built 1876 Tonnage 28 |
| Thistle | Ketch | Built 1884 Tonnage 25 |
| Thistle | Cutter | Built 1861 Tonnage 17 |
| Thomas Nixey | Cutter | Built 1847 Tonnage: *** |
| Thomas Russell | Coaster | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Thomas S. Stowe | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 686 |
| Three Brothers | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Three Cheers | Scow | Built 1902 Tonnage: *** |
| Three Sisters | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 34 |
| Three Sisters | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 27 |
| Tiare | Built 1942 Tonnage 42 | |
| Tiare Taporo | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tickler | Cutter | Built 1867 Tonnage: *** |
| Tilikum | Tug | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 48 |
| Timaru | Dredge | Built 1843 Tonnage 211 |
| Tiri | Built 1931 Tonnage 58 | |
| Tiri Tiri | Ketch | Built 1869 Tonnage 19 |
| Tirihaua | Coastal vessel | Built: 1948 Tonnage: *** |
| Tiroa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tiroa | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tiroa | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Titan | Paddle Steamer | Built 1866 Tonnage 53 |
| Titania | Barquentine | Built: 1895 Tonnage: 1,107 |
| Titania | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Titoki | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Titoki | Steamship | Built: 1922 Tonnage: 624 |
| Titus | Steamer | Built 1878 Tonnage: *** |
| Titus | Cargo ship | Built: 1878 Tonnage: 759 |
| Toa | Steamship | Built: 1922 Tonnage: 624 |
| Toa | Coastal vessel | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 184 |
| Toa | Coastal vessel | Built: 1928 Tonnage: 215 NSS |
| Toa | Fishing vessel | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Toafa Haamai | Schooner | Built 1887 Tonnage 53 |
| Toanui | Coastal vessel | Built: 1927 Tonnage: *** |
| Tofua | Motor vessel | Built 1908 Tonnage: 5,299 1934 scrapped. |
| Tofua | Passenger cargo | Built: 1951 Tonnage: 5,299 1974 sold to Khymer Shipping Co., Panama, renamed Tack Tai. |
| Toiler | Tanker | Built: 1987 Tonnage: 23,547 |
| Toiler | Steamer | Built 1912 Tonnage 27 |
| Tokena | Built **** Tonnage 1929 | |
| Tokerau | Cutter | Built 1880 Tonnage 35 |
| Tonga | Schooner | Built 1877 Tonnage 10 |
| Tongariro | Paddle Steamer | Built 1872 Tonnage 38 |
| Tongariro | Paddl;e Steamer | Built 1878 Tonnage 62 |
| Torch | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Torea | Schooner | Built 1912 Tonnage 70 NSS |
| Torea | Steamer | Built 1877 Tonnage 9 |
| Torgauten | Steamer | Built: 1901 Tonnage: 267 |
| Toroa | Steamer | Built: 1901 Tonnage: 267 |
| Toroa | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tory | Built: 1899 Tonnage: 388 | |
| Tot | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Totara | Scow | Built 1880 Tonnage: *** |
| Towai | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tower Ensign | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Township of Tauranga | Schooner | Built 1859 Tonnage 25 |
| Trade Wind | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 19 |
| Tramp | Scow | Built 1902 Tonnage: *** |
| Tramp | Auxiliary Schooner | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tranmere | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Transit | Steamer | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 12 |
| Transit | Steamship | Built: 1919 Tonnage: 5,677 |
| Transit | Schooner | Built 1875 Tonnage 87 |
| Transit | Ketch | Built 1885 Tonnage 18 |
| Traveller's Bride | Paddle steamer | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Traveller's Bride | Steamer | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 12 |
| Triad | Cutter | Built 1867 Tonnage: *** |
| Trial | Cutter | Built 1862 Tonnage 15 |
| Trial | Ketch | Built 1872 Tonnage 25 |
| Triton | Schooner | Built 1854 Tonnage: *** |
| Triumph | Steamer | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 12 |
| Triumph | Steamship | Built **** Tonnage: 1,797 |
| Trusty | Schooner | Built 1864 Tonnage 59 |
| Trusty Miller | Cutter | Built 1846 Tonnage: *** |
| Try Again | Schooner | Built 1847 Tonnage: *** |
| Tryphena | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tua Atu | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tuahine | Scow | Built 1905 Tonnage: *** |
| Tuapeka | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tuapeka | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage 24 |
| Tuariki | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tuatea | Built 1905 Tonnage 112 tender at Gisborne, 1929 sold to J. Perano & Co., Picton. | |
| Tuatea | Steamer | Built 1905 Tonnage 58 |
| Tubal Cain | Schooner | Built 1878 Tonnage 92 |
| Tuhara | Schooner | Built 1906 Tonnage 62 |
| Tuhoe | Steamer | Built: 1875 Tonnage: 12 |
| Tuhoe | Whaling Tender | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tuhoe | Tender | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tuhoe | Scow | Built **** Tonnage: 195 |
| Tuhoe | Motor vessel | Built 1919 Tonnage: *** NSS |
| Tuhua | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tui | Schooner | Built 1848 Tonnage: *** |
| Tui | Steamer | Built 1875 Tonnage 64 |
| Tui | Cutter | Built 1880 Tonnage 15 |
| Tui | Ferry | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Tui | Tug | Built 1894 Tonnage: *** |
| Tui Savura | Cutter | Built 1883 Tonnage 16 |
| Tuirangi | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tukua | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tuna | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tunakeke | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tupare | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tupuhi | Launch | Built 1911 Tonnage 6 |
| Turanga | Launch | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 28 |
| Turanga | Coastal vessel | Built **** Tonnage: *** |
| Turihaua | Coaster | Built: 1948 Tonnage: 515 |
| Tutuba | Coaster | Built: 1928 Tonnage: 448 |
| Tuvalu | Launch | Built: 1910 Tonnage: 28 |
| Twilight | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 55 |
| Twins | Schooner | Built 1848 Tonnage: *** |
| Two Sisters | Cutter | Built 1863 Tonnage 19 |
| Tyne | Built: 1896 Tonnage: 810 | |
| Tyne | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 33 |
| Tyne 1 | Built: 1896 Tonnage: 810 | |
| Tyne 2 | Built **** Tonnage: *** | |
| Tyrone | Built 1901 Tonnage: 6,664 1912 purchased from New Zealand Shipping Co., 1913 wrecked on delivery voyage. | |
| 222 | Dredge | Built 1881 Tonnage 501 |