Hautapu shortly after she ran aground in 1963 Evening post – https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/1688?keywords=Trawler+Hautapu&type=all&highlights=WyJ0cmF3bGVyIiwiaGF1dGFwdSJd#idx6105 Hautapu aground in 1963 Hautapu at Wellington HMNZS Hautapu at Shelly Bay before she was sunk HMNZS Hautapu Background[edit] The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in home waters, chose the Castle-class design because it wasContinue reading “HMNZS Hautapu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.”
Author Archives: John Currin (JC 's Naval and Military)
Better quality food and more choice among promised changes to military catering Alex Candlin 1st February 2024 at 9:10am
Military catering is set to be changed for the better, according to the Chief of Defence People (Picture: MOD) Serving personnel can look forward to better quality food, new menus and a “consumer-grade experience”, the Chief of Defence People has announced. Vice Admiral Phil Hally said the Armed Forces would be introducing changes in defenceContinue reading “Better quality food and more choice among promised changes to military catering Alex Candlin 1st February 2024 at 9:10am”
Royal Artillery fires new Archer howitzer for first time in Swedish Lapland 1st February 2024 at 11:19am
Two Archer mobile howitzers fire 155mm rounds during the training exercise in Sweden (Picture: MOD) British soldiers have been getting hands-on with their new Archer mobile howitzer – firing the weapon for the first time on a snowy training area in Swedish Lapland. The Swedish-designed Archer is based on the Bofors FH77 field howitzer, consistingContinue reading “Royal Artillery fires new Archer howitzer for first time in Swedish Lapland 1st February 2024 at 11:19am”
Royal New Zealand Navy readying for Waitangi commemorations. After the 2022 Waitangi Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, and following the devastation caused by weather events last year, the Navy is looking forward to once again playing a full and active role at commemorations in the Bay of Islands in 2024.
02 FEBRUARY, 2024 Every year on 6 February, New Zealanders and visitors gather at Waitangi to mark the 1840 signing of Aotearoa New Zealand’s founding document – Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi. The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is invited annually by the people of Te Tai Tokerau to attendContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy readying for Waitangi commemorations. After the 2022 Waitangi Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, and following the devastation caused by weather events last year, the Navy is looking forward to once again playing a full and active role at commemorations in the Bay of Islands in 2024.”
USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.
History The first Badger (DD-126) was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger (a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George Edmund Badger), the father of Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, the son of the commodore and the father of the admiral, was also honored by the naming of the destroyer Charles J. Badger (DD-657)Continue reading “USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.”
