A Big Day for Rotoiti

The visit to Nelson earlier this month of the frigate H.M.N.Z.S.Rotoiti, provided a highlight in the lives of 22 pupils of the Lake Rotoiti School who travelled to Nelson for the sole purpose of seeing the vessel. The children were taken on a conducted tour of the ship and treated to lunch on board before returning home.

The Rotoiti about to berth

Minutes later the children had their photograph taken on the quarterdeck

Official call on Harbour Boards Messrs W.H.Parr, W.E.McCullough, Lieutenant-Commander G.A.Lawrence, Messrs S.I.Russell (Mayor), M.H.McGlashen, Lieutenant Commander A.K.Griffith (naval relations), Captain R.Murphy, Lieutenant E.D.Deane (supply officer).

Lunch time for the children

"I'm not very interested in shells. When's lunch?"

A peep through the sights of a Bofors A.A.gun

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The Nelson Photo News

No 10 : August 19, 1961

A Big Day for Rotoiti