STORY UP H.M.S. ZUBIAN.
REMNANTS OF TWO VESSELS. New classes of British, destroyers utilise the letters N. and W, but, .says the Naval and Military Record, so far Q, X, Y, and Z do not appear to have been attempted,, though tho Zubian may puzzle those who have not heard the yarn before.. Late in 1916 the destroyers Nubian and Zulu Wto« badly damage* The former was torpedoed forward of the bridge by a German destroyer in October of that year, and the latter had her stern blown away, by a mine in the following- month. With admirable resource, it was decided to make the best use of the remains of both by w amalgamating them, and thus the \ Zubian came into being! Presumably, the historians will now be justified in recording the ioss of the destroyer i "ulu.
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Taihape Daily Times, 17 April 1919, Page 2
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