KG BATTLE PRACTICE TARGET TAKES THE WATER.—At her launching this morning the £10,000 target built at Auckland for the Admiralty provided a thrill by capsizing as soon as she left the ways. She righted herself almost immediately, however. Our pictures show: ~ . Left Leaving thq ways. Top—Heeling over* Middle—Righting herself as her ballast tanks filled. Bottom—Safely afloat.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 32, 8 February 1928, Page 9
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56KG BATTLE PRACTICE TARGET TAKES THE WATER.—At her launching this morning the £10,000 target built at Auckland for the Admiralty provided a thrill by capsizing as soon as she left the ways. She righted herself almost immediately, however. Our pictures show: ~ . Left Leaving thq ways. Top—Heeling over* Middle—Righting herself as her ballast tanks filled. Bottom—Safely afloat. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 32, 8 February 1928, Page 9
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