SS Maheno
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SS Maheno | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | hospital ship, ocean liner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | New Zealand | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Union Company | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | Australia | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | -25.2671, 153.2385 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Maheno was an ocean liner belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand that operated in the Tasman Sea, crossing between New Zealand and Australia, from 1905 until 1935.
She was also used as a ship by the New Zealand Naval Forces during World War I; as His Majesty's New Zealand Hospital Ship No. 1. She was washed ashore on K'gari (Fraser Island) by a cyclone in 1935 where the disintegrating wreck remains as a popular tourist attraction.
Diving & visiting
Maheno has remained at the location since, slowly corroding away. Owing to the now dangerous condition of the ship, access is prohibited. The Australian Department of Defence lists the wreck as a site of unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination.
Annual Anzac Day services are held at the site of the wreck and a replica of the ship's bell is located there.
Location
- Recorded position: -25.2671, 153.2385 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Australia
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Maheno (revision 1349388907), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; 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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