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HMS Orpheus
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HMS Orpheus

Corvettes

Country of origin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ManufacturerChatham Dockyard
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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Specifications

Length
69.0 m
Top speed
22 km/h
Introduced
1860
Entered service
1860

Countries that use it (1)

United Kingdom

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q1565155