Dominion tour HMS New Zealand (1911)

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new zealand dry-docked @ cockatoo island dockyard in sydney during admiral jellicoe s tour of dominions


the ship called upon christmas island, southeast of fanning island, on 19 november 1920, thinking uninhabited. instead, greeted joe english, of medford, massachusetts, had been manager of copra plantation on island, had become marooned 2 others, when war had broken out. men rescued.



one of new zealand s 4-inch guns, outside auckland museum


the ship particularly popular in new zealand, crowds flocked visit had done in 1913. jellicoe, too, popular , later returned new zealand serve governor-general 1920 1924. ship stopped off @ fiji , hawaii before arriving on 8 november in canada, final country assessed. after returning united kingdom, battlecruiser paid off reserve on 15 march 1920. new zealand regarded obsolete royal navy, because 12-inch guns inferior 15-inch (381 mm) guns deployed on latest generation of battlecruisers. sold scrap on 19 december 1922 meet tonnage restrictions set on british empire washington naval treaty. new zealand government completed paying off loan used fund ship in 1944/45 financial year.


many items battlecruiser sent new zealand after scrapped. equipment including several 4-inch guns, range finder , laundry equipment, used military units while other artifacts placed on display in museums. during world war ii, 4-inch guns main armament of land batteries protected entrances harbours @ auckland, wellington , lyttelton. captain s piupiu returned new zealand in 2005, , on display @ torpedo bay navy museum in auckland alongside ship s bell , other artifacts. museum of new zealand te papa tongarewa in wellington holds several items ship in collection.








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