NEW BRITISH MINESWEEPER LAUNCHED.
Great Britain's latest minesweeper, ihe H.M.S. Leda, is shown as it was launched at Hevonporl, England. As the ship slid gracefully down Ihe slipway |o the sea, a model swan on a long festoon was cast over the bows, following ttic naming of the ship in association with Greek mythology and the swans which were pets of the Goddess Leda.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 10
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64NEW BRITISH MINESWEEPER LAUNCHED. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 10
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