H.M.S. ACHILLES
* SAILS FOR ENGLAND. (Per Press Association — Copyright). : ' i~i. AUCKLAND, December 2. Flying a paying off pennant, the gift of the Mayor Sir E. Davis, the ’warship, Achilles, said from Devonport naval base at 10.30 for England, where it will refit and return to New Zealand in May next. A large crowd assembled near the berth, and while, a band on the quarterdeck played rollicking naval airs appropriate to the occasion, the final good-byes were said between the men, their wives, children, and sweethearts. Then all aboard and as the vessel drew away there was a strange silence, followed by mighty cheers from quayside and the vessel. A bevy of small craft escorted the warship down the harbour. Her route will be Suva, Tahiti, Panama, and Jamaica. Commodore Glennie is in command.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1938, Page 8
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