Author Archives: John Currin (JC 's Naval and Military)

HMNZS Taranaki at Sydney 28 October 1966 after Exercise Sword Hilt. All the small ships went up under the bridge and around Cockatoo Island while the carriers berthed. HMNZS Taranaki alongside in Pusan, Korea HMNZS Taranaki HMNZ Taranaki at a buoy HMNZS Taranaki – being cut up and scrapped Along with her sister ship Otago, the pairContinue reading “HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982.”

HMNZS Otago – Cook Strait – Exercise Shopwindow 1962 HMNZS Otago returns from another overseas deployment HMNZS Otago HMNZS Otago after 1975 refit HMNZS Otagao HMNZS Otago HMNZS Otago at the end of the road – Paying Off Penant Flying HMNZS Otago being cut up – travelled many miles in her Otago and Taranaki were the only two Otago-classContinue reading “HMNZS Otago (F111) was a Rothesay-class (Type 12M) frigate acquired from the United Kingdom by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) before completion.”

HMNZS Blackpool Service history[edit] Blackpool was leader of the 6th Frigate Squadron between 1958 and 1960 and was commanded by Edward Ashmore.[1] Between 1962 and 1964 she was part of the 25th Escort squadron consisting of HMS Rothesay (Capt Place VC) (Capt D), HMS Cavendish, HMS Brighton, HMS Blackpool and HMS Llandaff (Canteen boat). Twelve months east of Suez, sixContinue reading “HMS/HMNZS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy/Royal New Zealand Navy.”

HMNZS Wellington (P55) History The ship was built by Tenix as part of the New Zealand government’s Royal New Zealand Navy plans,[2] and was originally expected to enter service during the winter of 2008. However, in late 2008, it became known that the vessel was considered “non-compliant”, and did not fulfill a number of specifications, such as being 100Continue reading “HMNZS Wellington (P55) is a Protector-class offshore patrol vessel in the Royal New Zealand Navy.”

HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) Service Wakakura was attached to the Wellington division of the Naval Volunteer Reserve from her commissioning until 2005, when she returned to the fleet base in Auckland. RNZNVR Wakakura Wakakura, in company with Kiwi, carried out farewell manoeuvres on 29 November 2007, flying a paying-off pennant, in Waitemata Harbour prior to decommissioning on 11 December 2007.[1] Wakakura wasContinue reading “HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in March 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve.”