HMS Dunedin was a Danae-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy/NZ Div of RN, pennant number D93. HMS DUNEDIN (1919) at Lyttelton, 4 Nov 1937 HMS Dunedin – The Dunedin turning into Gardens Reach on the Brisbane River. South Brisbane wharves in background. (Description supplied with photograph). She was launched from the yards of Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne on 19 November 1918 and commissioned on 13 SeptemberContinue reading “Cruiser – HMS Dunedin -96 (Aug 19);[1]93 (Nov 19); I.93 (1936); D.93 (1940) NZ Div of RN”
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Cruiser – HMS Diomede (92 (Jun 22); I.92 (1936); D.92 (1940) NZ Div of RN
HMS Diomede was a Danae class cruiser of the Royal Navy. Constructed at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, she was constructed too late to take part in World War I and was consequently completed at the Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth. A black and white glass plate photograph showing HMS DIOMEDE (1919) a Danae class naval cruiser on LytteltonContinue reading “Cruiser – HMS Diomede (92 (Jun 22); I.92 (1936); D.92 (1940) NZ Div of RN”
Cruiser – HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70)
HMS Achilles alongside Aotea Quay, Wellington, in the late 1930s. Launched in 1932, the cruiser joined the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy in 1936. Following the formal establishment of the Royal New Zealand Navy in October 1941, the ship became HMNZS Achilles. HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. SheContinue reading “Cruiser – HMS/HMNZS Achilles (70)”
Family focuses Porirua man on a naval career at sea and in the air
Midshipman Ethan Thomas-Tuiāvi’i can thank his family for pushing him into a career with the Royal New Zealand Navy and he is now also chasing the achievements of his great-grandfather as a naval aviator. 11 March, 2025 Midshipman Thomas-Tuiāvi’i, from Porirua, was among 11 officers and 68 sailors who recently graduated at Devonport Naval BaseContinue reading “Family focuses Porirua man on a naval career at sea and in the air”
HMS/HMNZS (63) Bellona was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy.
HMNZS Bellona as Guard Ship, 100th Anniversary Day regatta, Auckland Harbour – 28 Jan 1950 Aircraft from HMAS SYDNEY over NZ cruiser HMNZS BELLONA, Feb.-Mar. 1951 – ADFS. In a way this is a physical manifestation of postwar New Zealand naval policy, in that the RNZN Dido Class anti-aircraft cruisers were obtained by loan andContinue reading “HMS/HMNZS (63) Bellona was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy.”
