HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.02.2024 – Photo by Adam Abela – Commander, U.S. 3rd Flee Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC providesContinue reading “Lt. Cmdr. Kimberley Healy, Principle Warfare Officer from Sea Combat Command alongside New Zealand Navy Lt. Cmdr. Elton Drylie aboard the Polar-class logistics support ship HMNZS Aotearoa during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.”
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Diving Tender – Manawanui – iv
HMNZS Manawanui is a multi-role offshore support vessel currently commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ship replaces two decommissioned vessels, the hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution and the diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui.[4] Defence officials reviewed 150 vessels before identifying the 85-metre Norwegian built MV Edda Fonn as suitable for conversion. It was delivered in May 2019 and commissioned on 7 June ofContinue reading “Diving Tender – Manawanui – iv”
Diving Tender – Manawanui – iii
HMNZS Manawanui (A09) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations. Manawanui is the third ship with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. Manawanui is a MāoriContinue reading “Diving Tender – Manawanui – iii”
Diving Tender – Manawanui – ii
HMNZS Kahu (A04) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui (A09),[1] the second of soon to be four diving tenders with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. As a diving tender she participated in the exploration and salvageContinue reading “Diving Tender – Manawanui – ii”
Diving Tender – Manawanui i
HMNZS Manawanui HMNZS Manawanui was a naval tug which was modified for use as a diving tender by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally intended for service with the United States Navy as a tug, the vessel was built in 1945 and transferred to the New Zealand Marine Department, which employed her in Waitemata Harbour before transferring the ship toContinue reading “Diving Tender – Manawanui i”
