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SS Maheno Wreck

Happy Valley, Italy

SS Maheno was an ocean liner belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand that operated in the Tasman Sea, crossing between New Zealand and Australia, from 1905 until 1935. She was also used as a ship by the New Zealand Naval Forces during World War I; as His Majesty's New Zealand Hospital Ship No.

1. She was washed ashore on K'gari (Fraser Island) by a cyclone in 1935 where the disintegrating wreck remains as a popular tourist attraction.

Listen to the audio guide for SS Maheno Wreck Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby

• isola di Fraser island · 9 km away