HMS Sparrow

HMS Sparrow was a Redbreast-class gunboat launched in 1889, the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She became the New Zealand training ship NZS Amokura in 1906 and was sold in 1922.
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  • Type: Disaster remains
  • Description: 1889 Redbreast-class gunboat
  • Also known as: “Amokura”, “NZS Amokura”, and “TS Amokura”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waitaria Bay.

Locality
is a locality in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It lies on the northern side of in the . The town is one of the most isolated in the to have a school. is situated 7 km northeast of HMS Sparrow.

HMS Sparrow

Latitude
-41.18535° or 41° 11′ 7″ south
Longitude
173.97211° or 173° 58′ 20″ east
Open location code
4VCMRX7C+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 860591507
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Wiki­data ID
Q5634387
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Satellite Map

Discover HMS Sparrow from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“HMS Sparrow” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “麻雀号 (1889年)”
  • Chinese: “麻雀号”
  • Chinese: “麻雀號 (1889年)”
  • Finnish: “HMS Sparrow”
  • French: “HMS Sparrow”
  • Irish: “HMS Sparrow”
  • Japanese: “スパロー”
  • Papiamento: “HMS Sparrow”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس اسپارو (۱۸۸۹)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس اسپارو”
  • Portuguese: “HMS Sparrow (1889)”
  • Portuguese: “HMS Sparrow”
  • “Amokura”
  • “HMS Sparrow”
  • “TS Amokura”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Double Beach and Fern Dale.

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