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  HMNZS Tasman, Lyttelton Aerial oblique view of Lyttelton inner harbour. HMNZS Tasman is on the tip of the land mass at bottom right. History A naval barracks with accommodation for 200 officers and ratings was built at Lyttelton where the oil storage facility is currently and commissioned on 20 January 1944 by Commander T.S.Continue reading “HMNZS Tasman, Lyttelton (See blog for all photos and article regarding previous post on HMNZS Hautapu)”

She was a Castle-class minesweeper built in Auckland and commissioned as HMNZS Hinau on 23 July 1942 and was paid off 4 September 1945. She carried a complement of 26 officers and ratings and was equipped with magnetic minesweeping gear as well as acoustic sweep ‘Kango hammers’ for acoustic mines. She served with the LLContinue reading “HMNZS Hinau 1942”

  1 June at 11:00  ·  On this day in 1944, HMNZS Cook at Shelly Bay in Wellington was Commissioned as the Wellington Naval Base. It had originally been established at Clyde Quay.  Image: aerial shot of HMNZS Cook, 1945  HMNZS Kahawai (P3553/Q1191) on the slipway at HMNZS Cook HMNZS Cook – An aerial viewContinue reading “HMNZS Cook (See other photos on Blog here https://rnznships.blogspot.com/)”

  HMNZS Otago at the end of the road – Paying Off Penant Flying Duchess (Daring class destroyer) in the foreground Otago (Royal New Zealand Navy) Quiberon (Royal Australian Navy) Albion (RN), Cambrian (RN), Salisbury (RN), Vendetta (Royal Australian Navy) Plymouth (RN) sailing by Pulau Aur, near Pulau Tiomanhttp://dlvr.it/S12h8W

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