Gow collection
This collection is a selection from two albums owned by Doug Gow. It appears the person who took the photos was a crewman on the D Class cruisers HMS Diomede and HMS Dunedin and when off duty a crewed on various boats. The photos date to between 1928 and 1931.
Unfortunately we don't know who this seaman was, though he may have been in the Wellington Division of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, and present at the putting down of the Mau movement in Samoa in 1928. In 1931 the Diomede and Dunedin were sent to Napier to lend support and organisational duties in the aftermath of the earthquake there.
Most of the photos are captioned, and are reproduced as they are written in the album.
Aboard HMS Diomede
A Y Wylo Balena Bay Wellington
2 AY Wylo towing yachts Ailsa and Wairere to slips at Balena Bay
Viola
Kotiri in difficulties
Viola using outboard engine
AY Viking at Henderson Bay Tory Channel
Yachts Mana and Viola – Ngakuta Bay Queen Charlotte Sound
Yachts Viola and Mana – Cockle Cove – Queen Charlotte Sound
Yacht Viola Launch Manutahi - Ngakuta Bay Queen Charlotte Sound
Ngakuta Bay Queen Charlotte Sound
Yacht Viola Hopai Pelorus Sound
Aboard Yacht Viola Queen Charlotte Sound
The bosun – Yacht Rona
Yachts Rona and Wylo Powerful Bay Queen Charlotte Sound
Yacht Romp Wellington
Yacht Viola
Yacht Viola
from aloft AY Wylo
from aft AY Wylo
From aloft AY Wylo
from for’ard AY Wylo
From aloft Looking aft AY Wairere
AY Wairere Tory Channel
AY Wylo
Reflections AY Wylo
AY Wylo under power
From bowsprit AY Wylo
Looking aft AY Wylo
Yachts and launches Ward Island
Launch Vagabond
AY Restless Queen Charlotte Sound
AY Restless Queen Charlotte Sound
