"NOT A DIRTY SHIP"
CONDITIONS IN THE ANDES PERSONNEL "BROWNED OFF" PA.. DUNEDIN, this day. The vigorous denial that the Andes was a dirty ship, as alleged by disgruntled service personnel since. her arrival in New Zealand, was made by a Dunedin officer who was a member of the advance party that bearded the vessel at Southampton. All the responsibility for the dirty conditions of the troop deck sections rested with the service passengers themselves, he alleged, although the marked decline in conditions of cleanliness that occurred during the passage from Melbourne was only a reflection of the general "browned off" feeling shared by all. He said the vessel had a 10-day overhaul at Southampton and was spotlessly Much of the trouble which arose was due to everyone on board being properly "browned off" at the ship travelling at only 300 miles a day across the Tasman compared with her rate of 500 miles that was averaged on her passage from England to Australia. Commodore Clayton was chasing the outward-bound record for his line, and he did not hide his feelings at being told to slow down.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 254, 26 October 1945, Page 6
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