HMS Orpheus Graves
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HMS Orpheus Graves

Cornwallis, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

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  • Get directions Cornwallis Road, Cornwallis, Auckland
    Cornwallis, Auckland, 0604 New Zealand
    Coordinates: -37.00369, 174.59681
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Small cemetery marking the graves of three unknown sailors who lost their lives when HMS Orpheus wrecked at the Manukau Harbour entrance on 07 February 1863. Local settler John Kilgour was later also buried at the site.
Small cemetery marking the graves of three unknown sailors who lost their lives when HMS Orpheus wrecked at the Manukau Harbour entrance on 07 February 1863. Local settler John Kilgour was later also buried at the site.

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