![[HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour]](https://collection.motat.nz/records/images/xlarge/42086/70d11602d0b60266d3074291f0ff323a2afcc2fc.jpg "[HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour]")
[HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour]
Maker and role
Unidentified, Photographer
Production date
Apr 1920-May 1920
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Object detail
Accession number
15/043/012
Maker
Production period
Description
HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour in front of Devonport Heads, with Rangitoto Island in the background.
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) sailed to New Zealand on HMS Renown for a Royal Tour of New Zealand.
HMS Renown with Edward arrived in Auckland on the 24th April 1920.
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) sailed to New Zealand on HMS Renown for a Royal Tour of New Zealand.
HMS Renown with Edward arrived in Auckland on the 24th April 1920.
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 glass plate negative : black and white : 106 x 82 mm
Collection
Credit Line
Unidentified. Apr 1920-May 1920. [HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour], 15/043/012. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Auckland
New Zealand
New Zealand
Current rights
Public comments
Thank you for your comment. This record has been updated to reflect this information.
- MOTAT Walsh Memorial Library posted 4 years ago.
The photo shows the battlecruiser HMS Renown, either during her first visit to New Zealand in 1920 or during her second visit in 1927. The ship is definitely not the single-funneled light cruiser Achilles.
- Monty Mills posted 4 years ago.