Wreck of HMS Orpheus
New Zealand
- Position
- 37.0683° S, 174.4717° E
- Sank
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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 tragedy to occur in New Zealand waters.
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About this wreck
HMS Orpheus is a recorded shipwreck site at 37.0683° S, 174.4717° E. Seadar tracks wreck locations alongside live vessel traffic — free, with sources from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.