https://ift.tt/Ljq3IHa HMS New Zealand ca. 1913. In 1909 Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward reacted to the perceived German threat by announcing that New Zealand would fund the construction of a battlecruiser to be gifted to the Royal Navy. Construction of HMS New Zealand cost £1.7 million ($231 million in 2007). HMS New Zealand in Lyttelton Credit Alexander Turnbull LibraryReference No. PAColl-6304-17Part ofContinue reading “HMS New Zealand, 1913”
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Anzac-class frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha (F77), during the 186th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi – off the coast of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, February 6th, 2026.
https://ift.tt/oAX4xfS https://ift.tt/eq5pMs1 Anzac Class Frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha February 08, 2026 at 02:57PM
Slinging hammocks, HMNZS Tamaki c1942. – A few memories here
https://ift.tt/HIs2GN3 Slinging hammocks, HMNZS Tamaki c1942. – A few memories here https://ift.tt/kezpF9c RNZN History February 08, 2026 at 02:45PM
Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury Departs For Mission To Tokelau
https://ift.tt/gpn4ckJ Saturday, 7 February 2026, 3:54 pm – Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Canterbury is on its first South West Pacific maritime operation for 2026, Operation Calypso, which includes a visit to Tokelau / Supplied Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury will arrive into Samoa this weekendContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury Departs For Mission To Tokelau”
HMNZS Aotearoa to hold open day during visit
https://ift.tt/Nk0CtsR HMNZS Aotearoa returns to Taranaki today (Wednesday, 4 February) for a six-day visit that will include a public open day. Port Taranaki is the ceremonial home port of HMNZS Aotearoa, which was put into service in 2020 and has visited Taranaki twice previously. The 173m long, 26,000 tonne tanker and replenishment ship is theContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa to hold open day during visit”
