Ceremonial Colours
Navy Commemorates Coronation Royal Salute Fired at Noon LYING alongside the wharf at Devonport, H.M.S. Philomel was to-day outlined with bunting, and at noon a Royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the Shore battery. Throughout the Empire the Navy to-day observed Coronation Day (June 22) as one of the important ceremonial occasions in the naval year.
few people outside the service know the occasions on ships are “dressed" and salutes Briefly, they are as follow: 1 e anniversaries of the birth, accession, and coronation of the reignlaS sovereign; the birthday of the f°nsort of the reigning sovereign: Empire Day. of his Majesty’s ships under r • ln tbe vicinity of an anchorage,
and those not fitted with the necessary material for the full display, are dressed with masthead ensigns only. In accordance with the custom, the Philomel, the only warship in port, was dressed “over all," and colours were hoisted, at OSOO (8 a.m.) this morning. The salute at noon was fired by the boys in training on the Philomel. Officers and men were in ceremonial dress for the occasion.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 77, 22 June 1927, Page 1
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183Ceremonial Colours Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 77, 22 June 1927, Page 1
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