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HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
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HMS Orpheus (1860)
British naval corvette (sank 1863)
HMS Orpheus was a Jason-class Royal Navy corvette that served as the flagship of the Australian squadron. Orpheus sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 February 1863: 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259 died in the disaster, making it the worst maritime…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Auckland
Largest city in New Zealand
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,530,500. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)