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Cleaning boilers on HMNZS Breeze

Cleaning boilers on HMNZS Breeze

Heat proved to be one of the toughest challenges for crews in the wartime Pacific. War artist Russell Clarke painted crew members cleaning the boilers on HMNZS Breeze, a similar-sized vessel to the Bird-class ships Moa, Kiwi and Tui.

Credit:

National Collection of War Art, Archives New Zealand
Reference: AAAC 898 NCWA 34
Artist: Russell Clark
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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