Sinks
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The " Mieiia”
The famous Solomons trading schooner “Miena”, whose picture appears on the Protectorate’s 6 d. stamp, is no more. She sank at her moorings at Tulagi in earl )i May.
“Miena”, owned and sailed by Captain J. W. Richmond on freight and recruiting voyages, used to be a pretty sight along the Guadalcanal coasts, her sails billowing in the wind. She was taken to Tulagi a year ago for repairs and hadn’t sailed since. 1 Solomon Islander Jack Na wane joined “Miena” as bosuri in 1952 and was Captain Rich mond’s right-hand man. He was with her to the end.