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HMNZS Canterbury is a multi-role vessel (MRV) of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in June 2007, and is the second ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy to carry the name. She is also New Zealand’s first purpose-built strategic sealift ship.

HMNZS Canterbury on trials HMNZS Canterbury deploys to Tonga and Samoa after a Tsunami in the Pacific region devistated much of Samoa South Coast and a small Island in Tonga. Aerial view of Niuatoputapu Island, NTT with Canterbury anchored offshore. HMNZS Canterbury in company with USS Pearl Harbor and a USNS HMNZS Canterbury is aContinue reading “HMNZS Canterbury is a multi-role vessel (MRV) of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in June 2007, and is the second ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy to carry the name. She is also New Zealand’s first purpose-built strategic sealift ship.”

HMS/HMNZS Bellona was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. In 1946 the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy. Although not involved in the 1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies, at the start of the month, 140 sailors elected to not return to the ship in protest at the poor pay and working conditions and how their colleagues had been treated. Fifty-two sailors were eventually marked as deserters while the others were charged with various lesser offences. Bellona was returned to the Royal Navy in 1956. She did not reenter service and was scrapped two years later.

    Aircraft from HMAS SYDNEY over NZ cruiser HMNZS BELLONA, Feb.-Mar. 1951 – ADFS. 6481. Another view of the Commonwealth Jubilee Exercises off the coast of Tasmania in Feb.-March 1951. Here we see a flight of 10 aircraft – seven Hawker Sea Furies and three Fairey Fireflies from HMAS SYDN EY  over the 5,950-7,200Continue reading “HMS/HMNZS Bellona was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. In 1946 the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy. Although not involved in the 1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies, at the start of the month, 140 sailors elected to not return to the ship in protest at the poor pay and working conditions and how their colleagues had been treated. Fifty-two sailors were eventually marked as deserters while the others were charged with various lesser offences. Bellona was returned to the Royal Navy in 1956. She did not reenter service and was scrapped two years later.”

HMS/HMNZS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy. She was leased to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966 and 30 June 1971. In 1969, Blackpool was present at the Melbourne-Evans collision.

HMS/HMNZS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy. She was leased to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966 and 30 June 1971. In 1969, Blackpool was present at the Melbourne-Evans collision. https://ift.tt/3cWDHIk from About RNZN, the Ships, the News and New Zealand Military https://ift.tt/3wDERjx via IFTTT