HMS Acheron – another early visitor to New Zealand HMS Acheron was a

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HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook.

Acheron, under the command of Captain John Lort Stokes, was despatched to New Zealand in January 1848, arriving in November the same year.[2] In March 1851, due to a budget cut to the Hydrographer of the Navy, Acheron was ordered to be laid up in Sydney, Australia and her crew returned to England.[2][3]

Fate[edit]

Acheron was sold at Sydney on 23 April 1855 for £2,067 16s.[1] — John Currin (http://goo.gl/L6SKa6) via John Currin (http://goo.gl/02bdkR)