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SS Tararua

SS Tararua was a passenger steamer that struck the reef off Waipapa Point in the Catlins on 29 April 1881, and sank the next day, in the… Read more…

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SS Tararua
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SS Tararua was a passenger steamer that struck the reef off Waipapa Point in the Catlins on 29 April 1881, and sank the next day, in the worst civilian shipping disaster in New Zealand's history. Of the 151 passengers and crew on board, only 20 survived the shipwreck.

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Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tararua
Address New Zealand
Coordinates 46°40'1.441" S, 168°51'42.113" E
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