History of Port Chalmers

Name reported in 1787 as Chalmer's Harbour by Captain Portlock (1789, map facing p. 215). The bay was probably named by Portlock "because they anchored here from May 2-14, 1787" (Wagner, 1937, p. 380). It was called "Puerto de Flores" by Esteban Jose Martinez in honor of the Viceroy, Manuel Antonio Flores, when he took possession June 1, 1788. Martinez was there from May 28 to June 15 (p. 454). Captain George Dixon called it "Careening Harbor" in 1786 because his ships were careened (heeled over for repairs and scraping) here.

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Places Near Port Chalmers

Pennsylvania Rock,

Port Chalmers, Rocky Bay, Stockdale Harbor,

Gilmour Point, Graveyard Point, Montague Point, Mountain Point, Putnam Point,

Purple Bluff,

Hayden Lake Dam,

Applegate Rock, Channel Island, Fairs Island, Green Island, Montague Island, Seal Island, Wilby Island,

Lake Hayden,

Hayes River Pass,