THE WESTMORELAND
AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE. By Telcsraph—Press Association. Auckland, April 8. ,Ths Westmoreland, which arrived with the Maori troops on Saturday, when last in port here had a fire aboard, and the estimated'damago to the cargo was about j>50.000. When nearing her home port on the outward voyage she was struck by a torpedo, which made a hole 30ft. in diameter in her side and flooded No. 2 hold. She steamed ashore, was beached, but was considerably damaged by seas. Eventually the steamer was refloated and taken' to Liverpool for repairs! ' . . . '
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 166, 8 April 1919, Page 7
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91THE WESTMORELAND Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 166, 8 April 1919, Page 7
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