Nora Niven and Simplon were chartered by the Royal Navy during the First World War to be used as minesweepers and In respect of personnel it was acknowledged that the normal crews of the trawlers would have to be utilised, but that for the purposes of naval discipline, the masters should be given a temporaryContinue reading “HMNZS Nora Niven (T23) Converted trawler/Dan Layer 1941–1944”
