Mine sweeper – Hananui II.She entered service very late in feb 1919 This was owned by Messers Jagger and Hardy of Auckland and a Charter Agreement, similar to those for the other two vessels (Simplon and Janie Seddon) was drawn up. Unlike the other vessels, there were no naval personnel on board for sweeping operations,Continue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces – Hananui II Minesweeper”
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NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS/HMNZS Philomel – ship
HMS Philomel, later HMNZS Philomel, was a Pearl-class cruiser. She was the fifth ship of that name and served with the Royal Navy. After her commissioning in 1890, she served on the Cape of Good Hope Station and later with the Mediterranean Fleet. In 1914, she was loaned to New Zealand for service with what would later become the Royal New Zealand Navy. During the early stages of the First World War sheContinue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS/HMNZS Philomel – ship”
NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Veronica
HMS Veronica was an Acacia-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during World War I. Post-war, she saw New Zealand service. Construction[edit] Veronica was built by Dunlop Bremner & Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland. She was laid down in January 1915, launched on 27 May 1915, and completed in August 1915. The Acacia-class fleet sweeping sloops were adapted for escort work, minesweeping, and use as Q-ships. Operational history[edit] World War I[edit] During her World WarContinue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Veronica”
NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Leith
HMS Leith was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Navy/NZ Div of RN that served in the Second World War NZ Service – Leith was ordered on 1 November 1932 under the 1931 Programme. She was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 6 February 1933, launched on 9 September 1933 and commissioned on 10 July 1934. She was initially assigned to the New Zealand Division of the RoyalContinue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Leith”
NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Laburnam
She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 11 March 1922 to 11 February 1935, where she exercised with cruisers, toured New Zealand ports, took part in ceremonial occasions, and went on annual Pacific Island cruises. This was in conjunction with her sister ship Veronica which was similar, but with small differences as they came fromContinue reading “NZ Division of the Royal Navy/NZ Naval Forces. – HMS Laburnam”
