Digital Photograph: Her Majesty's New Zealand Ships Canterbury, Otago and Pukaki berthed at Number Seven Wharf, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
25 February 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing Her Majesty's New Zealand Ships (HMNZS) (left to right) Pukaki, Otago and Canterbury berthed at Number Seven Wharf in Lyttelton's Inner Harbour.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
HMNZS Canterbury was tied up in Lyttelton loading New Zealand Army equipment when the magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred on 22 February 2011. HMNZ ships Otago and Pukaki arrived soon after; they were also nearby for a large military exercise titled Exercise Southern Katipo which was cancelled and the resources involved redeployed to assist in and around Christchurch. HMNZS Resolution was also off the Canterbury coast carrying out hydrological surveying assignments and was diverted to Lyttelton to resurvey the shipping channel in order to check for damage. The Royal New Zealand Navy provided practical assistance in Lyttelton as well as transporting relief supplies by sea from Wellington.
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Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Inner Harbour, No. 7 Wharf
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Associated event notes
Response to Events
Associated period
2011/2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
DSC03561
Accession number
2013.17.20

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The Naval vessels are best described in the following manner: HMNZS 'Canterbury' - L421,HMNZS 'Otago' - P148, HMNZS 'Pukaki' - P3568,( If you add these pennant numbers they will be distinguished from other ships with the same name, eg HMNZS 'Canterbury' - F421 - an earlier frigate ).

- Lex Calder

Posted on 25-05-2020 01:21:39

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