Hydrographer To Navy
Commander I. S. Monro, formerly commanding officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s survey ship Lachlan, has been appointed hydrographer to the Navy. He replaces Commander W. J. L. Smith, who has taken up an appointment in the
Ministry of Defence in Wellington. The former assistant hydrographer in the Navy Office (Commander G. B. W. Johnson) replaces Commander Monro as commanding officer of the Lachlan.
Commander Monro, who was born in Christchurch, joined the Navy in 1945 and served in the Korean War on board H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti. He gained experience in hydrographic surveying on board H.M.S. Shackleton in Britain. In 1962 he was appointed Deputy-Director of Plans 'in the Navy Office, WellingI ton.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19700119.2.74
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CX, Issue 32199, 19 January 1970, Page 10
Word Count
116Hydrographer To Navy Press, Volume CX, Issue 32199, 19 January 1970, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in