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Asama (淺間) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers (Sōkō jun’yōkan) built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself, the ship was built in Britain. She served in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 during which she participated in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay and the Battle of the Yellow Sea without damage, although herContinue reading “Imperial Japanese Navy armoured cruiser Asama, Wellington, New Zealand, 1920s.”

HMS Howe (pennant number 32) was the last of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, she was laid down on 1 June 1937 and launched 9 April 1940. She was originally to have been named Beatty but this was changed to Howe, after Admiral Richard Howe. Howe was completed on 29 August 1942 after her building timeContinue reading “The battleship HMS Howe off Rangitoto Island, New Zealand, in February 1945.”

Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 11:26 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Peeni HenareMinister of Defence Work is underway to upgrade the communications systems on board New Zealand’s two Anzac-class frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha and Te Mana, the Minister of Defence Peeni Henare announced today. Cabinet has approved the $21.2 million design of a new frigateContinue reading “Communications upgrade for the frigates gets underway”

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8:44 am today  Share this  Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Phil Pennington, Reporter @pjppenn phil.pennington@rnz.co.nz Devonport tops a list of the most polluted Defence Force bases in the country. Devonport Naval Base. Photo: RNZ Trentham in Upper Hutt, which like Devonport has a lot of housing nearby, ranksContinue reading “NZ Defence Force’s most polluted bases revealed”