Acquired from commercial owners in the early Twenties, this tanker had a very short life with the Admiralty before being transferred to the New Zealand Government as their Navy’s first oiler to provide afloat support for their new cruisers HMS’s DIOMEDE and DUNEDIN. Her main use was in transporting fuel oil from San Pedro in California to Auckland
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| HMS Renown in Auckland and RFA Nucula an oiler of the New Zealand navy. |
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