TOWED TO HONOLULU

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16201, 26 November 1926, Page 11

TOWED TO HONOLULU

DISABLED MINE-SWEEPER lAustralian and N Z. Cabiw Association.; (Received November 26, 3 p.m.) HONOLULU, November 25. The United States cruiser Pittsburg* arrived to-day towing the New Zealand mine-sweeper Wakakura, which was found on November 20 crippled hi midocean. The disabled engines will be repaired! here. [The Wakakura is a Canadian-built trawler, constructed during the war for mine-sweeping and other purposes. After having been lifted out at Inverness under Admiralty supervision she was commissioned at Shcerness, and then despatched from Portland Harbor for Auckland! on June 15, Hop first- destination was Cape Verde, on the west coast of Africa. Afterwards she was to call at Trinidad, Colon, Salina, Crux, up the American coaW. as far north as San Diego, then to Honolulu, Pago Pago, Fiji and Auckland. It was thought at first that the Wakakura would arrive at Auckland about the end of October, but she was delayed for a month at Trinidad, and afterwards advice was received at Auckland giving; her expected arrival date at about Christmas Day. She* is the latest addition to tho New Zealand Navy, and will be stationed at Auckland, where she will be used as a mine-sweeper and as a training-ship for naval reserve seamen.]