NAVAL MINESWEEPERS
THIRD COMPOSITE UNIT
TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT TUESDAY. (Press Assn.) Auckland, Sept. 18. The third composite naval minesweeper to be built at Auckland will be launched from the Marine Department’s construction yard on Tuesday morning. Miss Joyce Mason, daughter of Mr. P. Mason, director of Mason Brothers Company, Limited, contractors, will name- the vessel Manuka.
The first two mine-sweepers, Hinau and Rimu. were launched on August 28 and September 9 respectively. As soon as supplies of Australian steel become available the first of the three steel mine-sweepers to be built at Auckland will be started. Nine steel min:-sweepers will be built in New Zealand.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 221, 19 September 1941, Page 5
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