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RNZN History – HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles.

Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand. War service In March 1942 in Scotland, Tui and the four Isles-class trawlers, Killegray, Inchkeith, Sanda and Scarba had been newly built for New Zealand. They were formed into a flotilla and departed from the River Clyde with a convoy bound for Canada. The trawler flotilla then left for Auckland,Continue reading “RNZN History – HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. “

Royal Navy shadows Russian warships near UK in second mission this month

29th May 2025 at 12:07pm HMS Dragon, HMS Hurworth and HMS Ledbury have been involved in a five-day operation to track Russian naval activity near British waters. Royal Navy warships and helicopters have once again been called on to monitor Russian activity around the UK – the second such operation this month. Portsmouth-based HMS Dragon shadowed theContinue reading “Royal Navy shadows Russian warships near UK in second mission this month”

Minefields no challenge for the Challenger 2 – thanks to the British Army’s Trojan

29th May 2025 at 10:59am Main battle tanks like the Challenger 2 rely on a combination of firepower, mobility and protection – all of which a potential enemy is well aware. To slow down or halt the advance, the enemy can create anti-tank ditches and lay minefields – and even if the tanks avoid the mines they can endContinue reading “Minefields no challenge for the Challenger 2 – thanks to the British Army’s Trojan”

Carrier Strike Group 25 passes through the Suez Canal, the Royal Navy reveals

Jonathan Moynihan – 29th May 2025 at 11:27am Carrier Strike Group 25 has sailed through the Suez Canal as it continues its onward journey to Australia, the Royal Navy has confirmed. Defence Secretary John Healey revealed that they had “gameplanned situations” in case the carrier strike group had to deal with an attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis,Continue reading “Carrier Strike Group 25 passes through the Suez Canal, the Royal Navy reveals”

New Zealand-led task force seizes $1b of narcotics in Arabian Sea

Brett Kerr-Laurie May 29, 2025Share A New Zealand-led naval task force has made its most expensive drug bust of the year while patrolling the Middle East. The British Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster seized 1000kg of heroin, 660kg of hashish and 6kg of amphetamine from a small boat in the North Arabian Sea late lastContinue reading “New Zealand-led task force seizes $1b of narcotics in Arabian Sea”