@elle_odwyer Ellen.O’Dwyer@rnz.co.nz HMNZS Te Mana The Royal NZ Navy is facing critical shortages in many areas, say defence experts. Photo: Supplied/ NZ Defence Force New Zealand’s navy has a critical need for equipment and staffing, defence experts are warning, with some saying it needs to align closer to the Royal Australian Navy. The government has signalled its intentionContinue reading “NZ navy may need to work with Australia to grow capability – experts”
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HMNZS/HMAS Echuca (J252/M252)
HMAS Echuca (J252/M252), named for the town of Echuca, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) RNZN serviceOn 5 March 1952, Echuca and three other Bathurst-class corvettes (HMA Ships Inverell, Kiama, and Stawell) were transferred toContinue reading “HMNZS/HMAS Echuca (J252/M252)”
RFA Nucla – On 27 May 1924 RFA Nucula was transferred to NZ Div control as a Fleet Attendant oiler and hired by the New Zealand government.
RFA Nucula HMS Philomel at the Training Jetty and RFA Nucla (oiler) alongside. Unknown in dock.Devonport Naval Base, Auckland Possibly 1933 The NZ Division, of the Royal Navy. – RFA Nucula, 17 April 1937 at Auckland, New Zealand while going alongside HMAS SYDNEY to refuel her she was caught heavily by a rip tide andContinue reading “RFA Nucla – On 27 May 1924 RFA Nucula was transferred to NZ Div control as a Fleet Attendant oiler and hired by the New Zealand government.”
HMNZS Canterbury to provide platform for NZ work in Sub-Antarctic islands
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury is sailing for the Sub-Antarctic on a two-week deployment enabling government agencies to carry out essential work on New Zealand’s far-flung islands. 03 March, 2025 The military sealift vessel departed Bluff on Saturday for the 465km journey south to the Auckland Islands (Maungahuka) and then Campbell Island (Moutere Ihupuku), whichContinue reading “HMNZS Canterbury to provide platform for NZ work in Sub-Antarctic islands”
HMNZS Endeavour A(11)
HMNZS Endeavour (A11) was a fleet oiler for the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was named after James Cook’s Bark Endeavour and the third ship in the RNZN to carry that name, though if continuity with the Royal Navy ships of the name HMS Endeavour is considered, she is the twelfth. The previous two shipsContinue reading “HMNZS Endeavour A(11)”
