By Brenda Harwood HMNZS Toroa executive officer Lieutenant Peter Gee is co-ordinating the main Anzac Day services in Dunedin for the third year. Photo: Brenda Harwood Thousands of Dunedin people will gather at the cenotaph at dawn on Anzac Day to commemorate 110 years since the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in 1915. For HMNZS Toroa executive officer LieutenantContinue reading “HMNZS Toroa – ‘Their today for our tomorrow’ – Anzac Day services in Dunedin”
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Frigates – Leander Class – HMNZS Canterbury (F421) – Many images
HMNZS Canterbury (F421) was one of two broad beam Leander-class frigates operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1971 to 2005. She was built in Scotland and launched in 1970. Commissioned in 1971, Canterbury saw operational service in much of Australasia and other regions like the Persian Gulf. She undertook operations such asContinue reading “Frigates – Leander Class – HMNZS Canterbury (F421) – Many images”
Frigates – Type 12 Whitby Class –HMNZS Blackpool (F77) Includes some history and images of time in RNZN
This Whitby-class Type 12 frigate was designed for the RN in the early 1950s for ASW against the Warsaw Pact submarines. Blackpool was the last Whitby to be constructed and was loaned to the RNZN while HMNZS Canterbury was being built. In 1963-64 Blackpool went a major refit at Chatham and was commissioned for serviceContinue reading “Frigates – Type 12 Whitby Class –HMNZS Blackpool (F77) Includes some history and images of time in RNZN”
NZ lighthouses – Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Cape Reinga Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Reinga in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1][2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse is a common New Zealand icon and a popular tourist destination although the lighthouse itself is not open to the public. History The lighthouse was built in 1941 and first lit during May of that year. ItContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Cape Reinga Lighthouse”
