ESCORT VESSELS TO VISIT ISLANDS
NAVAL VOLUNTEERS TO TRAVEL IN LEITH
(United Press Association)
AUCKLAND, May 15. To make her usual winter cruise ta the islands of the Pacific on patrol duties, the Imperial escort vessel Wellington is due to leave Auckland tomorrow for Suva. Her sister ship, the Leith, is also to leave for the islands on Wednesday. From Suva the Wellington will go on to New Hebrides and will later visit the Solomon Islands ports and the Gilbert and Ellice group before returning to Suva in August. She is not then to return to Auckland, but after a week or so at Fiji will make a further cruise. Her return to Auckland will not be until October. An unusual feature of the plans for the Leith is that she will have on board about six ratings from the Auckland division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. They will carry out their fortnight’s compulsory sea training and will then complete the cruise on a voluntary basis. This will be the first time members of the division have made an islands cruise in one of the escort vessels, although they have made short cruises north with the cruisers and have also visited Au»tralia.
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Southland Times, Issue 23818, 16 May 1939, Page 8
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