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Niagara sunk by German mines off Northland

1940 Niagara sunk by German mines off Northland

The Second World War arrived in New Zealand with a bang when the trans-Pacific liner Niagara was sunk by a German mine off the Northland coast. All 349 people on board were rescued. more...

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RMS Niagara - the 1918 influenza pandemicUnder the Southern Cross - the Merchant NavySecond World War - Royal NZ Navy

External links

  • Raider in NZ waters (NZETC)
  • Sunken gold: The Niagara (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • 20th century shipwrecks (Te Ara)
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