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