HMS Veronica
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Veronica berthed in Napier. A note on the back of the photograph states that it was taken two hours before the Hawke's Bay earthquake occurred on 3rd February, 1931. Smoke is issuing from the ship's funnel. A lifeboat is visible on deck and sailors can be seen on the vessel and on the wharf.
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 65 x 42mm
Signature/Inscription
H.M.S. Veronica / 2 hrs before the quake /13/2/31, Inscription
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Feb 1931
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Napier City Council
Other number(s)
2020/23/4, 98634
Accession number
2020/23/4
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