Currin Family – Page 149 – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) is one of ten Anzac-class frigates, and one of two serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

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HMNZS Duchess and a fine looking ship indeed –

HMNZS DUCHESS Built: 1897 Mackie & Thompson Scotland Type: Auxiliary Minesweeper/Examination Vessel Pennant No.: T07 Displacement: 314 tons gross, 137 tons net Length: 133.6 ft. /40.7 m Beam: 26 ft./7.9 m Draft: 10.3 ft./3.1 m Propulsion: Steam reciprocating 650 ihp, single shaft, coal Speed: 12 knots Complement: 17 as MS, 24 as Exam. Vessel Armament:Continue reading “HMNZS Duchess and a fine looking ship indeed –”

Photos and history on blog – HMNZS Mako Q1183/P3551/P3566 ex Tarapunga [formerly Q1187] was a Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Commissioned in March 1943, the ship saw service in home waters during World War II. She was built by Madden and Lewis Company in Sausalito, California.Construction

HMNZS Mako WWII In January 1942 the Admiralty agreed to allocate HDMLs to the Royal New Zealand Navy, with 24 ordered in February 1942. However, only 22 were supplied, 12 by the United States under lend-lease and 10 from Britain. The number of ships supplied from British shipyards was reduced canceled after one of theContinue reading “Photos and history on blog – HMNZS Mako Q1183/P3551/P3566 ex Tarapunga [formerly Q1187] was a Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Commissioned in March 1943, the ship saw service in home waters during World War II. She was built by Madden and Lewis Company in Sausalito, California.Construction”

HMNZS Q1189 – Q1189?? 1943-1945? Laid up 1945. Sold 1946.?Left RNZN 1946. Became Sea Scout vessel ‘Alert’ in Dunedin . Known to be in Milford Sound 1980 on deer recovery

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HMNZS Otago – HMNZS Otago (F111) was a Rothesay-class (Type 12M) frigate acquired from the United Kingdom by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) before completion. I joined her in February 1961 shortly after she arrived in Auckland, wonderful ship. ( Many photos on my blog)

HMNZS Otago Description courtesy of Jim Blackburn The photo was taken at 1128 on Monday 29 October 1962. Otago Had just fired a salvo of 6 live Limbo mortar bombs Directly ahead and was “hard a starboard” to avoid running over the top of them. A second salvo was to be fired immediately but whenContinue reading “HMNZS Otago – HMNZS Otago (F111) was a Rothesay-class (Type 12M) frigate acquired from the United Kingdom by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) before completion. I joined her in February 1961 shortly after she arrived in Auckland, wonderful ship. ( Many photos on my blog)”