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Three patrol aircraft over Manila bay during a SEATO exercise in 1963. Depicted are: A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune of No. 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, a U.S. Navy Martin P-5B Marlin of patrol squadron VP-40, and a Short Sunderland MR.5 of No. 5 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Corregidor island is visible in the background.

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HMNZS Endeavour 2 A184

HMNZS Endeavour (A184)/USS Namakagon (AOG-53) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker built for the United States Navy during World War II. In some sources, the ship’s name is also spelled Namakogon. After her decommissioning from the U.S. Navy in 1957, the former Namakagon served as Antarctic supply vessel HMNZS Endeavour (A814) for the Royal NewContinue reading “HMNZS Endeavour 2 A184”

HMNZS .Endeavour 1 Ex John Briscoe – Ex HMS Pretext

HMNZS Endeavour was a Royal New Zealand Navy Antarctic support vessel. She was the first of three ships in the Royal New Zealand Navy to bear that name. HMNZS Endeavour, the Antarctic expedition ship, Wellington Harbour, 1956 HMNZS Endeavour in Antartica 1958 The ship was built in the United States in 1944 as SatinwoodContinue reading “HMNZS .Endeavour 1 Ex John Briscoe – Ex HMS Pretext”

HMNZS Fairmile Q402 – later Ngaroma

HMNZS Fairmile Q402 slides into the water after her launching at Auckland, 18 August 1943. Ngaroma ex ML402/Q402 Waiheke ferries Iris Moana ex ML409 and Ngaroma ex ML402 (underway) at Auckland’s ferry terminal 1980’s.Both ships were sold to Singapore between 1987 and 1992.I assume Ngaroma still survives,but Iris Moana,on a voyage to Shri LankaContinue reading “HMNZS Fairmile Q402 – later Ngaroma”

New Zealand To Mark 71st Anniversary Of The Korean War

Friday, 18 June 2021, 3:56 pm Press Release: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington will host the commemoration to mark the 71st anniversary of the Korean War on Friday 25 June. “An Act of Remembrance ceremony will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Pukeahu,” says NeillContinue reading “New Zealand To Mark 71st Anniversary Of The Korean War”