HMS Calliope was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in October 1837 and broken up in November 1883.[2] Calliope under Captain Edward Stanley, left Plymouth, England on 18 August 1845, sailing for Hobart, Australia, via Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope.Upon arrival at Hobart the ship was sent to New Zealand, where she was stationed for 2+1⁄2 years.The ship's Royal Marines saw action in the Flagstaff War in the north of New Zealand.From late February 1846 until October 1847 Calliope operated mainly between Wellington, Whanganui and Nelson.