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The Battlecruiser HMS Renown seen after her refit from the 22nd Feb to 9th June 1943. This refit saw the removal of her aircraft catapult and the fitting of 13 twin and 3 single Oerlikons. Colourised by Irootoko Jr.
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HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) that served during World War II.
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HMNZS Kiwi (T102) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship.
On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Moa, Kiwi rammed and wrecked[1] the Japanese submarine I-1. At the time Kiwi was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Bridson who was awarded the DSC and the United States Navy Cross[2] for this action. Kiwi was the first vessel with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after the national bird of New Zealand. from JC’sContinue reading “HMNZS Kiwi (T102) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship.”
HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles.
HMNZS Tui-1944 Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand. Her fate Tui was finally decommissioned on 22 December 1967. She was stripped of her equipment and sold in December 1969 to Pacific ScrapContinue reading “HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles.”
