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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Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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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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