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HMS Achilles at Aotea Quay during the 1930s
HMS Achilles alongside Aotea Quay, Wellington, during the late 1930s. Launched in 1932, the cruiser joined the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy in 1936. Following the formal establishment of the Royal New Zealand Navy in October 1941, the ship became HMNZS Achilles.
Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith.
Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: 1/2-045191-G
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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