The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury is sailing for the Sub-Antarctic on a two-week deployment enabling government agencies to carry out essential work on New Zealand’s far-flung islands. 03 March, 2025 The military sealift vessel departed Bluff on Saturday for the 465km journey south to the Auckland Islands (Maungahuka) and then Campbell Island (Moutere Ihupuku), whichContinue reading “HMNZS Canterbury to provide platform for NZ work in Sub-Antarctic islands”
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HMNZS Canterbury (L421) leaving Lyttelton
Royal New Zealand Navy multi-role vessel/strategic sealift ship HMNZS Canterbury (L421) leaving Lyttelton, New Zealand – February 25, 2025
1959 March , Freemantle WA- from the left – HMS Chichester – HMAS Voyager – HMNZS Royalist at 10 Berth North Quay. Berth 10A in the foreground – Freighter Tai Shan in the background .
1959 March – from the left – HMS Chichester – HMAS Voyager – HMNZS Royalist at 10 Berth North Quay. Berth 10A in the foreground – Freighter Tai Shan in the background .
Royal New Zealand Navy ship conducts longest replenishment at sea
HMNZS Aotearoa successfully replenished its largest ship (USS Boxer) since commissioning four years ago. The replenishment at sea took 8.5 hours, making this the ship’s longest replenishment. 02 August, 2024 Providing fuel for both the ship and aircraft on board, a total of 3,350,000 litres of fuel was transferred to USS Boxer, a US NavyContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy ship conducts longest replenishment at sea”
RNZN Jet skier eyes world title
Leading Electronic Technician (LET) Joshua Ashby opens the throttle towards the Jet Ski World Finals in Arizona in October. 31 July, 2024 LET Ashby says he got into jet skiing in 2018 during his Basic Branch training, during a wet Auckland weekend. “I thought, that looks fun and my Dad has a jet ski inContinue reading “RNZN Jet skier eyes world title”
