RMS Rangitiki in port 20th century Z6902 The Pride Fund

The Pride Fund

The ground floor contained a large food hall selling a products from hand-made chocolates to wine

To mark the coronation of King George V

despite the increasing prevalence of motor power elsewhere

Queer Footprints celebrates the hidden histories of struggle and joy

RMS Rangitiki in port 20th century Z6902 The Pride FundRMS Rangitiki in port. The Rangitiki, 16,985 grt , is seen berthed at Number 29 Shed, Royal Albert Dock, c. 1955. The Rangitiki was delivered to the New Zealand Shipping Company on 31 January 1929, and made her maiden voyage to New Zealand on 15 February. The route from Southampton to Wellington, via Curacao and the Panama Canal, made the Rangitiki the first motor ship on a direct route between England and New Zealand. She was sold off and broken up