September 1, 2025 Press Release – Ministry for Culture and HeritageMerchant Navy Day will be marked by a national commemoration on Wednesday 3 September at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington. Maheno at Port Chalmers, 1915The hospital ship Maheno fully dressed and nearing completion at Port Chalmers mid-1915. “Please join us to mark thisContinue reading “Merchant Navy Day at Pukeahu”
Category Archives: Hospital Ship Maunganui
The HS Maunganui was a hospital ship that served in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) during World War II.
Port Tewfik, now known as Suez Port, is a harbor located at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal on the Red Sea in Egypt. Maunganui was converted from a 30-year-old oil burner, and was larger than the previous ships operated by the RNZN, those being the Maheno and Marama. She had electric lifts installed which could carry two stretchers each fromContinue reading “The HS Maunganui was a hospital ship that served in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) during World War II. “
Hospital Ship Maunganui
The Maunganui was an oil burner 30 years old with a speed of 15 to 16 knots. Her gross register was 7527 tons, her displacement 11,340 tons, her length 430 feet and breadth 55.6 feet. She was larger than both the Maheno and Marama which were the New Zealand hospital ships of the First World War. Plans were made for someContinue reading “Hospital Ship Maunganui”
