Disappearance
The Dunedin's sister ship, Marlborough was converted to refrigeration as soon as the success of the venture was proven, and carried her first shipment in 1882. The Dunedin and Marlborough continued in the frozen meat trade until both were lost in 1890. The Dunedin and the Marlborough disappeared, having set sail from New Zealand simultaneously with two other refrigerated ships bound for the UK. A boat, camp, and skeletons of some of Marlborough's crew were supposedly found on Tierra Del Fuego, although this story has been debunked. No trace was ever found of the Dunedin. It is thought a wager on the first arrival may have led to risks being taken; at the time it was presumed the Dunedin hit an iceberg off Cape Horn.
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