GULF GUNNERY PRACTICE.
COMMENCEMENT ON TUESDAY.
Gunnery and torpedo practice will be carried out by H.M.S, Chatham and H.M.S. Veronica in the Hauraki Gulf over a period of nine days commencing on Tuesday. The scene of the operations will be the vicinity of Tin Tin and Motuhurakia, and a warning is gfren to merchant vpsfhls to avoid the practice area. About 25 New Zealand naval recruits will be given their first opportunity to engage in practical gunnery on board the Chatham. The boy 6 have been trained on H.M.S. Philomel and as their course is almost completed they will be drafted to the Chatham when she goes out into the gulf on Tuesday.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19211231.2.25
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17978, 31 December 1921, Page 6
Word Count
113GULF GUNNERY PRACTICE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17978, 31 December 1921, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. 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 Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in