H.M.S. DUNEDIN
DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND
(By Telegraph.)
(Special to "The Evening Post.")
AUCKLAND, This Day.
After service as flagship of the New Zealand Division of the Eoyal Navy for two years and eight months, H.M'.S. Dunedin is to sail to-morrow for England to refit. • ■ . .
To-day Commodore G. T. C. P. Swabey will transfer his broad pennant to the Diomede,.which will be flagship during the Dunedin's absence of sis months from New Zealand.
Captain Eitchie, of the Diomede, will transfer to the Duuedin, and will be in command during the voyage. The Dunedin arrived at Auckland in May, 1924, with the Special ■: Service Squadron, and when the Squadron departed she remained here and replaced the Chatham as flagship. The Chatham sailed the same month for Colombo to relieve the Southampton on tho East Indies Station, while the latter vessel went to England to refit.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 8
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