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| == Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
| - | Three inquiries were held after the shipwreck, but due to the unwillingness of the Royal Navy to admit an officer's culpability much of the blame was laid on Edward Wing for not guiding the ship into the harbour and for failing to maintain the signalling station on Paratutai Island. In all, 189 people died in the wreck of HMS ''Orpheus'', including Commodore Burnett and Captain Burton, giving it the highest ever casualty rate for a New Zealand shipwreck. | + | Three inquiries were held after the shipwreck, but due to the unwillingness of the Royal Navy to admit an officer's culpability much of the blame was laid on Edward Wing for not guiding the ship into the harbour and for failing to maintain the signalling station on Paratutai Island. In all, 189 people died in the wreck of HMS ''Orpheus'', including Commodore Burnett and Captain Burton, giving it the highest ever casualty rate for a shipwreck in New Zealand waters.<ref group="Notes">The emmigrant ship [[Cospatrick (ship)|''Cospatrick'']] involved a greater loss of New Zealand life, but did not occur in New Zealand waters</ref> |
| Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men) 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) 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''. | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Cospatrick (ship)|''Cospatrick'']] | ||
| * [[List of shipwrecks]] | * [[List of shipwrecks]] | ||
| * [[List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy]] | * [[List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy]] | ||
| - | == References == | + | == Notes == |
| - | <references/> | + | {{reflist|group="Notes"}} |
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| + | = References == | ||
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| == External links == | == External links == |
