H.M.S. DIOMEDE
PROCEEDING TO ENGLAND COMMISSIONING OF THE ACHILLES. (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, March 4. The cruiser H.M.S. Diomede, which left Auckland in October last under sealed orders and was subsequently stationed at Aden, is now on tier way to England, where she will arrive on March 12, according to information received in Auckland. The cruiser passed through Suez canal on Friday last, and is now proceeding through the Mediterranean. She will call at Gibraltar. It is likely that the new cruiser Achilles will be commissioned in England following the Diomede’s arrival and that the New Zealand ratings will transfer to her for the return to New Zealand. This is dependent on the international situation. The fact that the Diomede is returning to England early suggests that the Achilles will soon bo coming to Auckland. The date of her arrival is not known.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22822, 5 March 1936, Page 10
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