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Peace Squadron, Auckland Harbour

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Peace Squadron, Auckland Harbour

These ghoulish sailors are part of the Peace Squadron, a waterborne protest group which aimed to prevent US nuclear warships entering Auckland Harbour in the 1980s. Prominent Anglican clergy such as George Armstrong were active members of the Peace Squadron.

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Allan K. Davidson, Anglican Church – Church debate and dissent, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27680/peace-squadron-auckland-harbour (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allan K. Davidson, published 23 March 2011.