NAMING OF WARSHIPS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21124, 27 March 1934, Page 14

NAMING OF WARSHIPS

FAME FROM THE PAST i Following the custom of recent years the names allocated to the ships of the 1933 construction programme are those which have special bearing on the particular type of vessel. Destroyers are named according to an alphabetical sequence, the initial "G" being allotted for this year. All the names chosen have been previously borne, and some have particularly good records, notably the Greyhound. Garland, and Grafton .The Greyhound was borne by a 200-ton ship built in 1545; the Garland (or Guardland) in 1590. or earlier. There was a Greyhound in the Dutch wars, another with Admiral Hosier in the West Indies, and another with Rodney, in 1780. The cruisers have names drawn from classical mythology, a source so largely used in this connexion for the ships of the Napoleonic wars. The flotilla leader takes the name of a famous British seaman, in this instance Sir Richard Greville, of the Revenge. Submarines are named after marine creatures, except in the case of the large ocean-going vessel?, which take the name of rivers. This year no submarines of the Thames class are being begun. and of the names chosen Grampus dates back to 1740. The Narwhal and Scawolf were first adopted for destroyers of the "N" and "S" types built during the war. Names of sloops fall into two categories, those for ordinary service being named after historic ports or coast towns, and the others after prewar gunboats. The title of Minotaur class for the new 9000-ton cruisers was that of J the last armoured cruisers built for j the Royal Navy, the Minotaur Defence j and Shannon, completed in 1900 and I employed in the war. The Defence ■ was sunk at Jutland. Four previous , ships have been called the Minotaur ' since 179;', the first being a 74-gun j ship which, in 1800. cut out two Span- • isli vessels trom the harbour of Bar-I celona, and in IGO3 assisted in the cap- I turcs of the French frigate Franchise. I The Minotaur of the late war was : flagship of Admiral Sir Thomas Jer-! ram, in China, which was paid oil for j disposal in 1919.

OVERSEAS VESSELS l'Oli LYTTELTON Canadian Challenger. cluq March 30, from Halifax, via Australian ports and Duncdin. To discharge and load. Sails April 4 for New York, Boston, and Montreal. Waimana. due March 20, from Australia, via Bluff. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. Sails from Auckland April 14 for London, via Cape Horn. Pulpit Point, tanker, due March 80, from San Francisco, via Wellington. To discharge. Completes in Australia. Rotorua, due April 12, from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers and Hawke's Bay. Port Gisborne. due April 5, from Loudon,-via Suva and Duncdin. To discharge. Completes at Nelson. Port Wellington, due April, from London, via Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Bluff. Taranaki. due May 14, from London, via Suva and Port Chalmers. To discharge. Completes at Timaru. Wairuna, due about April 4, from Los Angeles. To discharge and load. Completes at Duncdin and Australia. Port Hobart. due end of April from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and New Plymouth.

Otaio. due April 18, from Wellington. For final loading. To sail April 23 from London and West of England ports, via Cape Horn. City of Canberra, due about April 1, f>'om New York, via Auckland anil Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Australian ports. Canadian Highlander, due about April 22. from Halifax, via Australian ports and Dunedin. To discharge and load. Sails April 21 for New York. Boston, ar.d Montreal; Thordij. tanker, due April '.) from Singapore, via Auckland and Wellington. To complete discharge. Mataroa, due May 21, from London direct. To discharge. Completes at Pert Chalmers. City of Bedford, due early June, from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Australia.

MAHANA LF.AVES COLON ' The Mahana, winch left Purl Chalmers on February 27 for Southampton and London, via Panama. le!t Colon on Thursday i-.'ternoon. TAINT I I.KAYLS SOUTHAMPTON The Ta.inu It. it Southampton on Friday afternoon wilh passengers and cargo for Auckland and Wellington. She is due at Auckland about April :10. and at Wellington about May 5. AWAIIOI FOR SLIP The Awahoii. winch a: inved al Wellington from Gisborr.e on Sunday, was to go on the slip yesterday for "cleaning and painting. She will sail again to-day for Napier. Till-: PARKRA The Pa: eia. which litis been undergoing extensive overhaul, refitting, and painting at Wellington, sailed on Saturday for southern ports on her first trip under charter to Holm and Con> nany. She has been laid up at Wellington for about two years.

l»OKT OF TIIWARU Arrivals Yesterday Waimarino. from Oamaru, Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Holmdale, from Oamaru. 11. J. R. Somerville and Company, agents. Departures Yesterday Totara, for Lytte'lton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Waimarino. for Lyttelton. Holmdale, for Lyttelton.

Expected Arrivals Parera. Oamaru, this day. Gale. Duncdin, this day. Otaio. Dunedin, March' 29. Holmglen, Duncdin, March 29. Opihi, Oamaru, March 2.'). Paua, Lyttelton. March 29. Breeze. Dunedin. March 30. Wingatui, Dunedin, April 1. Storm, Dunedin, April 1. Breeze, Dunedin, April 3. John. Dunedin. April ."!. Poolta. Oamaru, April 4. Port Whangarci, Dunedin. April ,1 Waikouaiti. Dunedin. April ].">, Turakma. Bluff, May 3.

Projected Departures Parera. Lyttelton. this dav. Gale, Lyttclton, this day. Paua, Dunedin, March 29. Holmglen, Lyttclton, March 2<J, Opihi, Lyttclton, March 29. Breeze, Lyttclton, March 31. Storm, Lyttelton, April 3. Wingatui, Lyttelton. April 3. Breeze. Lyttelton. April 3. John, Lvttclton. April 3. Poolta. Lyttelton. April 4. Port Whangarei. Lytteltoi:, April 6. Waikouaiti. Lyttelton, April 15.