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<em>Wimmera</em> sunk by German mine

1918 Wimmera sunk by German mine

The steamer Wimmera, bound from Auckland to Sydney, struck a mine laid the year before by the German raider Wolf north of Cape Maria van Diemen. Twenty-six of its 151 passengers and crew were lost. more...

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The war at home - First World War overviewNew Zealand in 1918Home waters - Merchant marine

External links

  • The man and the mine (Puke Ariki)
  • World War I (RNZN Museum)
  • Minesweeping in NZ waters (NZETC)
  • 20th century shipwrecks (Te Ara)
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