Rangitoto Ships' Graveyard
Jubilee
Fully rigged ship
The Jubilee (official number 18565) was built as a 3-masted ship of 776 tons by the Workington Ship Building Company, Cumberland, UK in 1857. Her dimensions were 192 x 31 x 21 feet.
| 1857 | Built in 1857 by the Workington Ship Building Company, Cumberland, UK. |
| 1882 | The Jubilee was sold first to Australian owners in 1882 then in 1883 her registration was transferred to New Zealand. |
| 1901 | The Jubilee was converted to a hulk at Wellington in 1901 and ownership was transferred to the Westport Coal Company. |
| 1917 | The hulk was towed to Auckland in April 1917. |
| 1926 | The register of the Jubilee was closed in 1926. |
| Disposal | The Jubilee was dismantled in 1945. The hull of the vessel was towed out to Rangitoto Island on 15 June 1946, and beached beside the Ngapuhi. |
| TODAY | The remains of the Jubilee have yet to be identified amongst the ship remains on the northern side of Rangitoto. |
