HMS Orpheus, a Jason-class Royal Navy corvette…

February 1863 CE

HMS Orpheus, a Jason-class Royal Navy corvette that serves as the flagship of the Australian squadron, sinks while attempting to enter Manukau Harbour in New Zealand on February 7, 1863, with the loss of one hundred and eighty-nine lives out of the ship's complement of two hundred and fifty-nine, making it the worst maritime tragedy to occur in New Zealand waters.

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Richard Brydges Beechey (1808 - 1895): The wreck of HMS Orpheus (September 1863(

Richard Brydges Beechey (1808 - 1895): The wreck of HMS Orpheus (September 1863(

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Manukau Auckland New Zealand View →

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Colonization of Australasia, European View →

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