Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter and notable for being the first Royal Navy cruiser to haveContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41 HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70) was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class.”
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HMNZS Black Prince (81)
HMS Black Prince was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, of the Bellona subgroup. The cruiser was commissioned in 1943, and served during World War II on the Arctic convoys, during the Normandy landings, and as part of the British Pacific Fleet. In 1946, the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, becoming HMNZS Black Prince. The cruiser was docked for modernisation in 1947, but in April,Continue reading “HMNZS Black Prince (81)”
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.Oceanographic research. On 5 March 1956, the now disarmed Tui was recommissioned and reclassified as a fleet auxiliary.Continue reading “HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.”
