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Gerald Maurice Burn, HMS New Zealand, 1915

Image

Painting of HMS New Zealand by Gerald Maurice Burn, 1915. Gifted to the Royal Navy by the New Zealand government in 1909, the battlecruiser came through the First World War battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland with little damage. A few New Zealand sailors served on the warship.

Credit

National Collection of War Art, Archives New Zealand 
Reference: AAAC 898 NCWA 539
Artist: Gerald Maurice Burn
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page

Gerald Maurice Burn, HMS New Zealand, 1915, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/gerald-maurice-burn-hms-new-zealand-1915, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated