OTAKI fighting to the last WILD AUK (1971) The American author was generous

The American author was generous in his description: “This is a noble big ship with spacious promenade decks

One of a set of 12 childrens' menu covers featuring the on board adventures of 'Sam and Whiskers' throughout a year

RANGITOTO was built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd

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northwest Italy

OTAKI fighting to the last WILD AUK (1971) The American author was generousOTAKI in action against the German surface raider MOEWE as she sank on 10 March 1917 during WW1. The Commander of MOEWE later recalled: 'Our situation is far from happy; the enemy lies there, refusing to sink, and firing shot after shot Half an hour later, hammered and torn by our guns, but still firing, she sinks beneath the waves'.