AUCKLAND BOUND.
ACHILLES AND LEANDER.
FULL POWER STEAMING TRIAL.
(■/ Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Thursday.
After a stay of seven days at Wellington the two cruisers of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy left to-day on their return to the Devonport naval but at Auckland, from which they have been abeent several weelca on a southern cruise. H.M.B. Leander left port at 8.40 a.m. and H.M.S. Achillea at 4.45 p.m. On her way up the east coast tomorrow morning the Achilles, which was docked recently at Auckland for her annual relit, will carry out her [half-yearly full pow»r steaming trial, an evolution which will lact about four hours. With her six water tnbe boilers under ateam the Achilles will work up to her full power, at which she will steam for two hours.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 281, 26 November 1937, Page 10
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