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.