STILL IN SERVICE
The Philomel,, once a fighting ship of the Royal Navy, now lies peacefully at the Devonport Dock Wharf, Auckland, says an exchange. Compared with the slim and graceful Diomcde, a few yards away, she looks almost ludicrously impotent, but this old ship, whose fighting days are past, is still playing an important part in tho life of the Navy; Every year now she turns out about 60 boys, between the ages of 17 and 18, to represent New Zealand in the task of keeping the Empire supreme at sea. As a training ship, the Philomel serves a highly useful purpose. She is well suited for the part, and in her young New Zealanders who choose the Navy for their profession find their first floating home. She never goes to sea now, but she is still afloat, and the old vessel seems steeped in the tradition of the silent service. Boys always leave the Philomel with something approaching regret.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 125, 31 May 1927, Page 5
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161STILL IN SERVICE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 125, 31 May 1927, Page 5
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