Awaiting a sale – HMNZS Aroha at the Viaduct basin Aroha is now named Maldanna and is a fishing trawler in Sydney – Courtesy of Sydney Heritage Fleet HMNZS Aroha was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the first steel Castle-class trawler launched for the RoyalContinue reading “HMNZS Aroha (T24 / (T396) –”
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HMNZS Rimu ( T18/T402) 1942 Castle Class Composite NZ Made
Rimu’s launch HMNZS Manuka (T19), HMNZS Rimu (T 402) is the ship on the left HMNZS Hinau (T17) and HMNZS Rimu (T18) HMNZS Rimu was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. Background[edit] The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in homeContinue reading “HMNZS Rimu ( T18/T402) 1942 Castle Class Composite NZ Made”
HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) 1942 Castle Class Composite NZ Made
HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) launch HMNZS Hinau (T17) (left) and HMNZS Rimu (T18) (right) HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) the Western Viaduct 1955, probably after being purchased by F. Appleton for scrapping (C)DABULLEN 096365829NZ (C)DABULLEN 096365829NZ HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) 1942She was a Castle-class minesweeper built in Auckland and commissioned as HMNZS Hinau on 23 JulyContinue reading “HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) 1942 Castle Class Composite NZ Made”
The newest additions to the Naval Service are a pair of former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV) with the first of the cutters, expected to head out to sea this month based on an initial operating capability, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The P70 class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV) twins LÉ Aoibhinn (P71) as above and LÉ Gobnait (P72) which is to serve in the Irish Sea, on the east and south-east coasts. Of the pair, the crew of LÉ Aoibhinn are preparing the cutter into an initial stage of service this month and thereon into aContinue reading “The newest additions to the Naval Service are a pair of former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV) with the first of the cutters, expected to head out to sea this month based on an initial operating capability, writes Jehan Ashmore.”
This is after HMNZS Hawera was taken out of service and laid up after WW2, sat there for many years gradually being scrapped. Here she is on the left in 1952, bridge gone
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