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HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982. She, along with her sister ship Otago, formed a core part of the RNZN escort force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was named after Taranaki Province.

  Construction and delivery[edit] Taranaki‘s first crew arrived in Cowes on 27 March 1961 after a full military march from Plymouth; the ship commissioned into the RNZN a day later. The new frigate had been fitted out with an impressive amount of fine worked wood panelling in the ward room and other joint facilities. She was formally handed over onContinue reading “HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982. She, along with her sister ship Otago, formed a core part of the RNZN escort force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was named after Taranaki Province.”

HMNZS Sanda (T 160) MS Trawler of the Isles class

  Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy Type MS Trawler Class Isles  Pennant T 160  Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. (Goole, U.K.) : Amos & Smith  Ordered 22 Jul 1940  Laid down 23 Dec 1940  Launched 12 Jul 1941  Commissioned 4 Nov 1941  End service   History Sold in 1958.  Commands listedContinue reading “HMNZS Sanda (T 160) MS Trawler of the Isles class”

Cookie the cat-commander He is the infrequent wanderer of the North Yard section of the Devonport Naval Base and the unofficial mascot for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

SUPPLIED Cookie purr-patrols the Naval Base in Devonport. The New Zealand Defence Force does not know who the ginger cat belongs to but he has been named Cookie by some military personnel. Cookie is known to hang around the Recruit Training School and shows his supawwt to new recruits. He is often seen around theContinue reading “Cookie the cat-commander He is the infrequent wanderer of the North Yard section of the Devonport Naval Base and the unofficial mascot for the Royal New Zealand Navy.”

Nuclear veterans’ advocate and renowned artist dies. RIP Roy Sefton

Jimmy Ellingham 08:52, Jan 06 2021 Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Comments1 DAVID UNWIN/STUFF Roy Sefton, who has died aged 82, displays his medals for Stuff in 2016. The last medal on the right of the top line is his medal for nuclear test veterans. A creative mind and determined spirit is being remembered for hisContinue reading “Nuclear veterans’ advocate and renowned artist dies. RIP Roy Sefton”