Rangatira II dedication ceremony

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Record Identifier250-54Date Range1972DescriptionBlack and white print of dedication ceremony onboard Rangatira II. Rear: No 7. The dedication ceremony at Southampton, February 13 1972. Canon Wilfred Clift, chaplain of the Mission to Seamen, Southampton blesses the ship. Other in the picture from top left are: Third Officer, Trevor Palin; Radio Officer, Terry Evans; Chief Marine Superintendent, Captain JF Collins; Second Officer, Geoffrey Hawkes; Mrs Collins (obscured); Garry Lane, able seaman; Mrs Scott; John Boyd, messman; (bending down); D Quinn, motorman; Chief Engineer, Bill Hall; Jack Krushka, greaser; Bosun Alec McDonald; Canon Clift; Captain McIntyre; John Stanton, junior engineer; Noel Claridge, steward; Fred Dick, nightwatchman; Dick Miller, second cook; Ted Mansell; barman; extra Third Officer, Robert Baker; Head Waiter, Tony Richens. Photography by Roger Quilter, Solent News Agency, Southampton. Order No: 13. Date 13-2-72. Shouldn't Captain McIntyre have his cap off?MediumPhotograph - print

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Copyright AttributionRoger Quilter, Solent News Agency, SouthamptonCopyright LicenseCopyright unknownCitationWellington City Council Archives, AF093-250-54

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Rangatira II dedication ceremony