he vessel was built for the Danish shipping company Mercandia during the early 1980s, and operated under the names Mercandian Queen II and Continental Queen II. The New Zealand Defence Force had identified the need for a logistic support ship as early as the 1970s but it was not until the 1991 white paper that planning to acquire a ship commenced in earnest. Mercandian Queen II was forContinue reading “HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercandian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001.”
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Logistic Support Vessel – HMNZS Canterbury – L421
HMNZS Canterbury is a multi-role vessel (MRV)[clarification needed] of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in June 2007, and is the second ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy to carry the name. She is also New Zealand’s first purpose-built strategic sealift ship.[5] Planning and design[edit] Further information: Project Protector As early as 1988 the Royal New Zealand Navy hadContinue reading “Logistic Support Vessel – HMNZS Canterbury – L421”
