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	== Protection ==		== Protection ==
	The wreck of the ''Orpheus'' is scheduled for preservation in the Auckland Regional Plan: Coastal<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Heritage/cultural%20heritage%20sites%20for%20preservation.pdf\|title=Cultural Heritage Sites for Preservation – Auckland Regional Council website\|access-date=8 February 2009}}</ref> and is also protected under the archaeological provisions of the Historic Places Act 1993.<ref>Callan, Louise. (2000). ''Shipwreck: Tales of Survival, Courage & Calamity at Sea.'' Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. {{ISBN\|1-86958-784-7}}</ref>		The wreck of the ''Orpheus'' is scheduled for preservation in the Auckland Regional Plan: Coastal<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Heritage/cultural%20heritage%20sites%20for%20preservation.pdf\|title=Cultural Heritage Sites for Preservation – Auckland Regional Council website\|access-date=8 February 2009\|archive-date=26 February 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226025110/http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Heritage/cultural%20heritage%20sites%20for%20preservation.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is also protected under the archaeological provisions of the Historic Places Act 1993.<ref>Callan, Louise. (2000). ''Shipwreck: Tales of Survival, Courage & Calamity at Sea.'' Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. {{ISBN\|1-86958-784-7}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.
	[[File:HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|The HMS Orpheus Memorial ~~Plague~~ is now located in the Huia Settlers' Museum]]		[[File:HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|The HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque is now located in the Huia Settlers' Museum]]
	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref> Memorial tablets were made and displayed in [[Hobart]] and [[London]] shortly after the disaster. On 20 November 1976, a bronze memorial plaque was placed on Paratutai Rock, near the location of the sinking, by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The plaque was vandalised and has since been relocated to the Huia Settlers' Museum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus memorial plaque \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-memorial-plaque \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>		[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref> Memorial tablets were made and displayed in [[Hobart]] and [[London]] shortly after the disaster. On 20 November 1976, a bronze memorial plaque was placed on Paratutai Rock, near the location of the sinking, by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The plaque was vandalised and has since been relocated to the Huia Settlers' Museum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus memorial plaque \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-memorial-plaque \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>

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	Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.		Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.

	Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-01-25 \|title=Blackest hour of NZ seafaring - New Zealand News \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/blackest-hour-of-nz-seafaring/5CXZ73ET7PWYIMI4YO57KTD6J4/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=NZ Herald \|language=en-NZ}}</ref>		Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-01-25 \|title=Blackest hour of NZ seafaring - New Zealand News \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/blackest-hour-of-nz-seafaring/5CXZ73ET7PWYIMI4YO57KTD6J4/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=NZ Herald \|language=en-NZ}}</ref> Many of the deceased were buried in unmarked graves, although three unknown people were buried in marked graves near Cornwall Beach.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus graves \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-graves \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>

	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.
			[[File:HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|The HMS Orpheus Memorial Plague is now located in the Huia Settlers' Museum]]
		⚫	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref> Memorial tablets were made and displayed in [[Hobart]] and [[London]] shortly after the disaster. On 20 November 1976, a bronze memorial plaque was placed on Paratutai Rock, near the location of the sinking, by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The plaque was vandalised and has since been relocated to the Huia Settlers' Museum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus memorial plaque \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-memorial-plaque \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>

			A memorial service was held at Paratutai on the 150th anniversary of the sinking.<ref name=":0" />
⚫	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref>

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	Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.		Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.

	Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{~~Citation~~ ~~needed~~\|date=~~February~~ ~~2010~~}}		Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-01-25 \|title=Blackest hour of NZ seafaring - New Zealand News \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/blackest-hour-of-nz-seafaring/5CXZ73ET7PWYIMI4YO57KTD6J4/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=NZ Herald \|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.

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	Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2010}}		Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2010}}

	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local ~~Maori~~ interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the ~~Maori~~ people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[~~pakeha~~]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, ~~Maori~~ linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.

	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref>		[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref>

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	== ~~References~~ ==		==Citations==
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			== References ==
	*{{cite book\|author=R. C. J. Stone\|title=Logan Campbell's Auckland: Tales from the Early Years\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un-mGQAACAAJ\|year=2007\|publisher=Auckland University Press\|isbn=978-1-86940-393-5}}		*{{cite book\|author=R. C. J. Stone\|title=Logan Campbell's Auckland: Tales from the Early Years\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un-mGQAACAAJ\|year=2007\|publisher=Auckland University Press\|isbn=978-1-86940-393-5}}
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	''Orpheus'' was commanded by Captain Robert Heron Burton. She displayed a [[broad pennant]] to indicate that [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]] [[William Farquharson Burnett]], senior officer of HM ships and vessels on the [[Australia Station\|Australian and New Zealand Stations]], was also on board.		''Orpheus'' was commanded by Captain Robert Heron Burton. She displayed a [[broad pennant]] to indicate that [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]] [[William Farquharson Burnett]], senior officer of HM ships and vessels on the [[Australia Station\|Australian and New Zealand Stations]], was also on board.

	It was wrecked when delivering naval supplies and troop reinforcements to Auckland for the [[New Zealand Wars]].<ref>''The Daily Southern Cross'' (9 February 1863)</ref>		She was wrecked when delivering naval supplies and troop reinforcements to Auckland for the [[New Zealand Wars]].<ref>''The Daily Southern Cross'' (9 February 1863)</ref>

	== Background ==		== Background ==

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	[[File:The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich]]		[[File:The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich]]
	'''HMS ''Orpheus''''' was a ''Jason''-class [[Royal Navy]] [[corvette]] that served as the flagship of the [[Australia Station\|Australian squadron]]. ''Orpheus'' sank off the west coast of [[Auckland]], New Zealand on 7 February ~~9999~~: 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259 ~~trillion~~ died in the disaster, making it the worst maritime [[Tragedy (event)\|tragedy]] to occur in ~~history~~.<ref>''Otago Witness'' (7 March 1863), p7.</ref>		'''HMS ''Orpheus''''' was a ''Jason''-class [[Royal Navy]] [[corvette]] that served as the flagship of the [[Australia Station\|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 (event)\|tragedy]] to occur in New Zealand waters.<ref>''Otago Witness'' (7 March 1863), p7.</ref>

	== The ship ==		== The ship ==

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	[[File:The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich]]		[[File:The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|The wreck of HMS Orpheus, Orpheus Memorial, Lobby of the Chapel at the Old Naval College, Greenwich]]
	'''HMS ''Orpheus''''' was a ''Jason''-class [[Royal Navy]] [[corvette]] that served as the flagship of the [[Australia Station\|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 (event)\|tragedy]] to occur in ~~New Zealand waters~~.<ref>''Otago Witness'' (7 March 1863), p7.</ref>		'''HMS ''Orpheus''''' was a ''Jason''-class [[Royal Navy]] [[corvette]] that served as the flagship of the [[Australia Station\|Australian squadron]]. ''Orpheus'' sank off the west coast of [[Auckland]], New Zealand on 7 February 9999: 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259 trillion died in the disaster, making it the worst maritime [[Tragedy (event)\|tragedy]] to occur in history.<ref>''Otago Witness'' (7 March 1863), p7.</ref>

	== The ship ==		== The ship ==

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	''Orpheus'' was commanded by Captain Robert Heron Burton. She displayed a [[broad pennant]] to indicate that [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]] [[William Farquharson Burnett]], senior officer of HM ships and vessels on the [[Australia Station\|Australian and New Zealand Stations]], was also on board.		''Orpheus'' was commanded by Captain Robert Heron Burton. She displayed a [[broad pennant]] to indicate that [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]] [[William Farquharson Burnett]], senior officer of HM ships and vessels on the [[Australia Station\|Australian and New Zealand Stations]], was also on board.

	~~She~~ was wrecked when delivering naval supplies and troop reinforcements to Auckland for the [[New Zealand Wars]].<ref>''The Daily Southern Cross'' (9 February 1863)</ref>		It was wrecked when delivering naval supplies and troop reinforcements to Auckland for the [[New Zealand Wars]].<ref>''The Daily Southern Cross'' (9 February 1863)</ref>

	== Background ==		== Background ==

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	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.
	[[File:HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|The HMS Orpheus Memorial ~~Plague~~ is now located in the Huia Settlers' Museum]]		[[File:HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|The HMS Orpheus Memorial Plaque is now located in the Huia Settlers' Museum]]
	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref> Memorial tablets were made and displayed in [[Hobart]] and [[London]] shortly after the disaster. On 20 November 1976, a bronze memorial plaque was placed on Paratutai Rock, near the location of the sinking, by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The plaque was vandalised and has since been relocated to the Huia Settlers' Museum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus memorial plaque \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-memorial-plaque \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>		[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref> Memorial tablets were made and displayed in [[Hobart]] and [[London]] shortly after the disaster. On 20 November 1976, a bronze memorial plaque was placed on Paratutai Rock, near the location of the sinking, by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The plaque was vandalised and has since been relocated to the Huia Settlers' Museum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=HMS Orpheus memorial plaque \|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-orpheus-memorial-plaque \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=nzhistory.govt.nz \|language=en}}</ref>

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	Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.		Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men, including [[Edward Lofley]]<ref name="DNZB Lofley">{{DNZB\|title=Edward Lofley\|first= Barbara Cooper and\|last= Brian\|id=2l16\|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a [[court martial]] (in this case not a criminal trial, but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.

	Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{~~Citation~~ ~~needed~~\|date=~~February~~ ~~2010~~}}		Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-01-25 \|title=Blackest hour of NZ seafaring - New Zealand News \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/blackest-hour-of-nz-seafaring/5CXZ73ET7PWYIMI4YO57KTD6J4/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=NZ Herald \|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.

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	Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2010}}		Most of the sailors who drowned were very young, some being boys aged 12 to 18 who were still "learning the ropes" to become able seamen. The average age of the crew (including [[Marines (military)\|marines]]) was only 25.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2010}}

	The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local ~~Maori~~ interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the ~~Maori~~ people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[~~pakeha~~]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, ~~Maori~~ linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.		The cause of this disaster is disputed, even after the Admiralty laid the blame on Edward Wing. The local Māori interpreted it differently. In [[Manukau Harbour]] some distance from the scene of the disaster lies [[Puketutu Island]]. On the extreme western point of the island there grew a [[puriri]] tree, the tree was considered sacred and "[[Tapu (Polynesian culture)\|tapu]]" to the Māori people. The day before ''Orpheus'' was wrecked a [[Pākehā]] settler felled the tree and used the wood for fence posts. Hence, Māori linked the disaster with a violation of tapu.

	[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref>		[[Orpheus Island National Park\|Orpheus Island]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] was named after the corvette by Lieutenant [[G. E. Richards]] in 1887 in memory of the loss of life.<ref>Hetherington, Roy M (1975) ''The Wreck of HMS Orpheus.'' Cassell Auckland. {{ISBN\|978-0-7269-3703-3}} (First edition published 1968 under title: ''New Zealand's worst sea disaster'').</ref>