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On July 28 1840, the HMS Buffalo was wrecked off Mercury Bay on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. originally built Calcutta and launched in 1813 as the merchant vessel Hindostan. The Admiralty purchased her later that year after she arrived in Britain. She later served as a convict ship and as transport for immigrants to Australia. HMS Buffalo sailed to Australia in May 1833 carrying 180 female convicts. She was an important ship in the history of South Australia, serving at times as a quarantine, transport or colonisation ship, while also aiding the British expansion into New Zealand, New South Wales, Tasmania and Upper Canada. HMS Buffalo was anchored in Mercury Bay off Whitianga and loaded with Kauri spars when a storm on 28 July 1840 wrecked her. The gale parted her from her cables. When it became clear that her crew could not save her, Captain James Wood steered her onto the beach. All the crew except two were saved, but she herself was a total loss. The wreck of HMS Buffalo is still visible today at Buffalo Bay off Whitianga. The wreck is only visible from the air at low tide and in clear water conditions. This letter shown here is from Captain James Wood to Governor William Hobson, requesting assistance to save the crew and cargo of the HMS Buffalo. Reference: ACGO 8333 IA1 3 1840/336 archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23629777 For further enquiries please email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
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