ON H.M.S. CHATHAM
AN INTERESTING RELIC. One of the most interesting relics aboard H.M.6. Chatham is a' silver plate from Lord Nelson’s dinner service, presented by the Navy League in appreciation of the great services rendered by H.M.S. Chatham during the world war 1914-18. The wardroom also contains the silver cigarette box presented by Marchioness Camden, who launched the ship in November, 1911: a silver cup presented by Mrs Randall, Mayoress of Chatham, who laid the keel; and the handsome silver rose bowl presented by tee New Zealand Government to the commodore and ward-room officers of the Chatham on the occasion of her departure for New Zealand on October Ist, 1920. Tho Chatham was commissioned for service in tho New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy and Commodore Alan Hotham, C.M.G., R.N., hoisted his proud pennant.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11394, 15 December 1922, Page 4
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136ON H.M.S. CHATHAM New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11394, 15 December 1922, Page 4
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