HMS Buffalo 1840
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Buffalo | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1840 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | combat stores ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | North Island | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | -36.8267, 175.7056 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Buffalo was a storeship of the Royal Navy, originally built and launched at Sulkea, opposite Calcutta, in 1813 as the merchant vessel Hindostan. The Admiralty purchased her that year after she arrived in Britain. She later transported convicts and immigrants to Australia, before being wrecked in 1840.
Location
- Recorded position: -36.8267, 175.7056 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: North Island
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Buffalo (1813) (revision 1363642826), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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