Photograph: Anti-aircraft gun on deck of RANGITATA (1929), 1941

Maker
Hawkins, Clifford William (b.1914, d.2007)
 Production date
1941
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Description
Black and white photograph of an anti-aircraft gun on the deck of the ship RANGITATA (1929). Two naval sailors in uniform are standing beside it. The image is captioned: "The Rangitata's armament". Verso reads: "Rangitata".

Cliff Hawkins sailed on this ship returning with his mother, Elizabeth Hawkins, to New Zealand from the United Kingdom in 1941, and volunteered as a member of the civilian watch made up of passengers onboard.
Accession number
2021.29.329
Museum System ID
46829
Collection type
Archives
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Cliff Hawkins
Classification
B&W print
Maker and role
Hawkins, Clifford William (b.1914, d.2007): Photographer
Media/Materials
Black and White Print
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 133 W 163mm
Production place and notes
At Sea
On display?
Not on display

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