'Otago' attracts a large crowd while alongside in Auckland. Photo by 'The Auckland Star'.
'Otago' arrives in Dunedin for the first visit to its home port, January 19, 1961. ODT file photo.
A crowd of 4000 gathers to greet the first 'Otago'. ODT file photo.
'Otago' rendezvous with aircraft carrier USS 'Bennington' off the coast of Hawai'i in 1968. Photo by US Navy.
HMNZS 'Otago' on its last visit to Dunedin, 1983. ODT file photo.
The arrival of the new patrol vessel HMNZS Otago rekindles memories of the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate Otago which served from 1961 to 1983.
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