Navy will be without war-making frigates the end of 2021 Thomas Manch06:39, Feb 23 2021 Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Pause Unmute Current Time 0:02 / Duration 0:15 Loaded: 0% Fullscreen DAVID WHITE STUFF.CO.NZ HMNZS Te Kaha arrives back home in Devonport. – See video here – https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124317389/navy-will-be-without-warmaking-frigates-the-end-of-2021 The navy will not have war-making frigates until at leastContinue reading “Navy will be without war-making frigates the end of 2021”
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JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News : HMS PHOEBE – sister ship of HMS/HMNZS Philomel
HMS Phoebe in Hobart, Tasmania in 1903. HMS Phoebe was an Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, built at the HMNB Devonport and launched on 1 July 1890.[2] She served as part of the Cape and West Africa Station from 1893 until 1897. During this time she participated in the Benin Expedition.[2] After spending two years in reserve she leftContinue reading “JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News : HMS PHOEBE – sister ship of HMS/HMNZS Philomel”
Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui stops in Napier Port for maintenance after Deco cancellation 18 Feb, 2021 03:16 PM 2 minutes to read
Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui docked at Napier Port on Thursday to undergo routine fuelling, provisioning and maintenance work. Photo / Paul Taylor By: Christian Fuller Reporter christian.fuller@nzme.co.nz Dreams of an Art Deco 21 gun salute were dashed for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui after the cancellation of this year’s festival. UpContinue reading “Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui stops in Napier Port for maintenance after Deco cancellation 18 Feb, 2021 03:16 PM 2 minutes to read”
HMAS/HMNZS Inverell, named for the town of Inverell, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] After World War II, the corvette was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), where she served from 1952 to 1976
HMAS/HMNZS Inverell, named for the town of Inverell, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] After World War II, the corvette was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), where sheContinue reading “HMAS/HMNZS Inverell, named for the town of Inverell, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] After World War II, the corvette was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), where she served from 1952 to 1976”
Mereseini Sokoilagi commissioned as the second female officer in the Fiji Navy – She joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2019 for her officer’s training and after two years she attained both her Officer of the Watch Course and later the Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate.
By Navitalai Naivalurua Saturday 13/02/2021 4 Mereseini Sokoilagi is the first female naval officer to have completed all formal military and midshipmen training. [Image: Republic of Fiji Navy/ Twitter] It was a historic day for the Republic of Fiji Navy with the commissioning of their second female naval officer. Mereseini Sokoilagi is the first femaleContinue reading “Mereseini Sokoilagi commissioned as the second female officer in the Fiji Navy – She joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2019 for her officer’s training and after two years she attained both her Officer of the Watch Course and later the Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate.”
