Author Archives: Currin Family
NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces – Hananui II Minesweeper
Mine sweeper – Hananui II.She entered service very late in feb 1919 This was owned by Messers Jagger and Hardy of Auckland and a Charter Agreement, similar to those for the other two vessels (Simplon and Janie Seddon) was drawn up. Unlike the other vessels, there were no naval personnel on board for sweeping operations,Continue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces – Hananui II Minesweeper”
US Military –US Aircraft Carriers – USS Ronald Reagan (Launched 4 March 2001)
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class,[6] she is named in honor of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and was commissioned on 12 July 2003. Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006Continue reading “US Military –US Aircraft Carriers – USS Ronald Reagan (Launched 4 March 2001)”
New Zealand Army – NZ Army soldiers at forefront of future military tech
Just over 200 kilometres outside Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert, the US Army’s Fort Irwin National Training Centre has once again played host to the largest military experimentation exercise of its kind, Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PCC5). 31 March, 2025 Led by the US Army it included all branches of the US military (Army,Continue reading “New Zealand Army – NZ Army soldiers at forefront of future military tech”
US Military –US Battleships – USS Indiana (1893) – Launched 28 Feb 1893
USS Indiana was the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time.[5] Authorized in 1890 and commissioned five years later, she was a small battleship, though with heavy armor and ordnance. The ship also pioneered the use of an intermediate battery. She was designed for coastal defense[6] and as a result, her decks were not safeContinue reading “US Military –US Battleships – USS Indiana (1893) – Launched 28 Feb 1893”
