MINESWEEPER RIMU LAUNCHED
Second In A Fortnight (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, .September 9. A fortnight after the launching of the minesweeper Hinau her sister ship Rimu was sent down the slipway today after being christened with a bottle of New Zealand wine by Mrs. Parry, wife of Commodore Parry, Chief of thd Naval .Staff. Like that of the Hinau, it. was a perfect launch, the stout steel ami wooden vessel sliding slowly into the W’aitemata, where it was picked up by a tug and towed to the litting-out basin. She carried a sprig of rata at the bow, and as • she gathered speed down the greased ways the New Zealand Ensign, Union Jack and the White Ensign were broken out on board. There were cheers from the large crowd present and the National Anthem was played. Commodore Parry congratulated all associated with the construction and launching of the ship.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 295, 10 September 1941, Page 10
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