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Launch of the Niagara

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Launch of the <em>Niagara</em>

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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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-D-0006
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Launch of the Niagara, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/launch-niagara, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated