04-07-2025
British warship's visit a ‘huge success' for Napier: Gail Pope
HMS Hood moored at Pipitea Wharf, Wellington in 1924, painted by Ethel Richardson.
Gail Pope is social history curator at the MTG.
In 1923 the 'Empire Cruise', a goodwill navy tour, departed England, intended to strengthen imperial ties and act as a subtle reminder to all and sundry, that Britain still 'rule[d] the waves'.
British Navy warships, HMS Hood and HMS Repulse, in
