HMNZS Duchess, Training Jetty HMNZS Duchess (T07) Built: 1897 Mackie & Thompson ScotlandType: Auxiliary Minesweeper/Examination VesselPennant No.: T07Displacement: 314 tons gross, 137 tons netLength: 133.6 ft. /40.7 m Beam: 26 ft./7.9 m Draft: 10.3 ft./3.1 mPropulsion: Steam reciprocating 650 ihp, single shaft, coalSpeed: 12 knotsComplement: 17 as MS, 24 as Exam. VesselArmament: 1 light MGContinue reading “RNZN Liberty Boats – HMNZS Duchess (T07) and a fine looking ship indeed -Liberty boat for HMNZS Tamaki, Motuihe Island among other jobs. 2 photos”
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RNZN Liberty Boats – Ex HMNZS Philomel liberty boat Matamua – now at Kawau
RNZN Liberty Boats – Philomel liberty boat – Taihoa
RNZN Liberty Boats – no known official name – nick named ‘Cattle Barge’
Probably used from late 1930’s
Army Reserves role expands horizons for Queenstown space scholar
When Private Lyndi Le Fay isn’t studying the final frontier, she’s relishing her role as a New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldier and encouraging other young women to follow in her footsteps. 25 MARCH, 2024 Brought up in Queenstown, Private Le Fay is in her final semester at Auckland University, finishing her graduate diploma inContinue reading “Army Reserves role expands horizons for Queenstown space scholar”
