HMS Pelorus at anchor, circa 1861, after completing a cruise to Fiji, New Hebrides and Tonga. In June 1860, as flagship of the Australian Squadron under Captain Frederick Seymour, HMS Pelorus participated in the attack on Puketakauere pā during the First Taranaki War. Later that year, the crew landed at Kairau to support British troops under attack from Maori and in January 1861 a gun crew from the ship helped defend the British redoubt at Huirangi against the Maori.

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Location: Fiji
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
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