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Launch of the Niagara

Launching the Union Company Royal Mail liner Niagara at the John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank, in 1912. When war broke out two years later, the 13,415-ton ship was New Zealand’s largest and most prestigious vessel.

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  • Union Steam Ship Company flag
    Merchant marine

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shipping
merchant marine
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-D-0006
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'Launch of the Niagara', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/launch-niagara, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014

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