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Turakina sunk by German raider in Tasman
It was the Tasman Sea's first naval battle. The New Zealand Shipping Company freighter Turakina was intercepted and sunk by the Orion nearly 500 km off the Taranaki coast with the loss of 36 lives. Twenty survivors were taken prisoner.
Turakina war memorial
Turakina School First World War war memorial
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