H.M.S. Buffalo - Whitianga, New Zealand
S 36° 49.520 E 175° 42.157
60H E 384297 N 5923718
A small monument on Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga.
Waymark Code: WM8NGB
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 04/24/2010
Views: 3
The HMS Buffalo, Captained by James Wood, which was blown from Cooks Beach in a storm and wrecked, drowning two crew members on 28 July 1840. The ship, built of teak in India in 1813 and originally called "Hindostan", took convicts and settlers to South Australia. She was calling at Whitianga (her forth trip) to load with kauri spars to take back for the admiralty in London to use as top masts on the English war ships.
The ship lies about 100 yards from the high tide mark.
Relevent website: [Web Link]
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Available 24 hours
Entrance fees (if any):
Nil
Sponsor(s): Whitianga Heritage Committee
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Date dedicated: Not listed
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