USS Phoenix Arrives in Auckland

Public protests against the visit of the Phoenix nuclear submarine. The photo, taken from on board the Vega, shows the Greenpeace boat maneuvering itself in front of the US warship.

Unique identifier: GP02Z0P

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/11/1983

Locations: Aotearoa, Auckland

Credit line: © Greenpeace

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USS Phoenix Arrives in Auckland

The USS Phoenix submarine is met by the Peace Squadron as it arrives in Waitemata harbour, Auckland on 9 November, 1983. The growing anti-nuclear movement in New Zealand was hostile to visits from US ships because the Americans refused to confirm or deny whether their ships carried nuclear weapons. Public opinion was increasingly in favour of banning these visits. Between 1978 and 1983 opposition to nuclear-armed ship visits rose from 32% to 72%. In 1985 the Government effectively banned nuclear ship visits. New Zealand was the first country to declare itself nuclear free when it passed legislation in 1987.

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