HMNZS Kahu (Q400) 1943-44 – Solomon Islands – Administrative base for Fairmile flotillas – she served under the operational control of COMSOPAC. A forward base known as HMNZS Cook II had been established in February 1943 at Espiritu Santo (the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu) to handle pay accounts, mail, and other administration for theContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook II/Kahu”
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NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook
HMNZS Cook – 1943-44 Clyde Quay, Wellington – later 1944-46 – Shelly Bay, Wellington Shelley Bay Base – Formerly known as HMNZS Cook Wellington’s Shelly Bay was formally commissioned as HMNZS Cook on 1 June 1944. Three vessels were assigned to assist with anti-submarine netting maintenance and anti-submarine targeting. 03 March, 2023 Since the former defence baseContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZ Dockyard, managed by Babcock New Zealand Ltd
HMNZ Dockyard – Naval Stores The HMNZ Dockyard, managed by Babcock New Zealand Ltd, is the main naval repair and maintenance facility for the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, and is analogous to HMNB Devonport or HMNB Portsmouth. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Historic Naval ships to New Zealand – HMS New Zealand
HMS New Zealand was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Launched in 1911, the ship was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to Britain, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912. She had been intended for the China Station, but wasContinue reading “Historic Naval ships to New Zealand – HMS New Zealand”
Historic Naval ships to New Zealand – The Flying Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron formed at least three times. Its first formation existed from June 1869-November 1870
Showing Flying Squadron at Wellington… 1870 Showing the Flying Squadron under Rear-Admiral Hornby at Wellington and the ships Rosario, Barossa, Endymion, Scylla, Liverpool (flag ship), Phoebe and Liffey. Depicted place Wellington Date 25 January 1870 First formation, 1869-70[edit] The first Flying Squadron was established in 1869. It was made up, at various times, of tenContinue reading “Historic Naval ships to New Zealand – The Flying Squadron was a Royal Navy squadron formed at least three times. Its first formation existed from June 1869-November 1870”
