Catherine Hill Bay was served by many ships during its operation.
During operation, multiple ships wrecked at Catherine Hill Bay.
- “Advance” - Iron screw steamer tug, 181 tons. Collided with the barque Inverna and sank off Catherine Hill Bay. Seven of the crew of eight drowned. (25 December, 1908)
- “Catherine Hill” - Top sail schooner, 65 tons. Hit by a gale and beached on Bird Island Point. (21 June 1867)
- “Douglas” - Wooden launch. Swamped off Swansea Bar and lost at Catherine Hill Bay. (19 May 1947)
- “Erica” - Wooden yacht, 25 tons Was moored to a bouy at Catherine Hill Bay while experiencing engine trouble during a storm. Was lost when the cable snapped. (1 June 1929)
- “Illaroo” - Steel screw steamer, 515 tons. Blown ashore at Catherine Hill Bay during a storm. Unable to be refloated. (1903)
- “Iverna” - Barque. Collided with the tug Advance off Catherine Hill Bay. The tug sank. Seven of the crew of eight drowned. (25 December 1908)
- “Lubra” - Iron screw steamship, collier, 467 tons. After striking a sunken object was beached in Catherine Hill Bay. (19 February 1920)
- “Oakland” - Steel steamship, 398 tons. Collided with the iron paddle steamer Sydney off Bird Island, south of Catherine Hill Bay. The vessels were damaged but operatable; no loss of life. (24 June 1893)
- “Paris” - Schooner, 87 tons. Capsized in a squall off the north coast as her remains were sighted bottom up off Catherine Hill Bay. She was later beached near Lake Macquarie. (12 February 1912)
- “Port Jackson” - Iron screw steamer, tug, 108 tons. Broke down and drifted ashore 8 km south of Catherine Hill Bay. Unable to be refloated. (12 February 1910)
- “Shamrock” - Iron screw steamer, 1301 tons. Dismantled after springing a leak when leaving Catherine Hill Bay. An examination showed her bottom to be badly damaged and after several attempts to refloat her had failed, she was dismantled. (31 March 1903)
- “Sydney” - Iron paddle steamer. Collided with the steamer Oakland off Bird Island, south of Catherine Hill Bay. The vessels were damaged but operatable; no loss of life. (24 June 1893)
- “Wallarah” - Steel screw steamer, 633 tons. Washed ashore and wrecked near the jetty in big seas while leaving Catherine Hill Bay. (16 April 1914)
