Left: installing the new aerial mast on board Tiri II, February 1968

Above: Tiri II leaving Auckland Harbour

Right: Tiri II stranded on Ureti Beach, June 1968

Before her offshore radio role as home to Radio Hauraki Tiri II (Kapuni) had been a general cargo vessel.

During World War 2 she had also served as a minesweeper in the Solomon Islands and the Pacific Ocean.

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Thanks to Martin van der Ven for allowing us to use some additional information from the Broadcasting Fleet section of the Offshore Radio Guide  in this Gallery

Ships - The Main Fleet