Ulitea (1829 ship)

Ulitea was a schooner that John Hunter built in late 1829 or early 1830 in the Society Islands (Tahiti).

[4] On 17 August 1833 Ulitea, Captain Hunter, arrived at Sydney from Raitea with 22 tuns of whale oil and the lower rigging from Sir Charles Price,[5] which had wrecked in April at Huahine in the Society Islands.

[6] Ulitea was wrecked on the night of 29 February 1840 east of Sulphur Point in Tauranga Harbour.

The captain cut away the masts during the night and hoisted a shirt to the bowsprit as a distress signal.

A Mr Wilson, together with Maori from the Mission Station, took a boat out and brought all aboard on ashore.