Left: The Fairy III. F. Air Force machine above the Hobsonville Air Base. The landing field for land machines has a white circle marking its centre. Right: Above the Devonport Naval Base, the headquarters of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. In the foreground the cruisers Diomede and Dunedin are berthed together. behindContinue reading “Flying over the headquarters of the New Zealand navy and the dominion air force at Auckland – 1932-09-28”
Category Archives: NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit
Matataua show their skills in Middle East Royal New Zealand Navy divers and hydrographers have been working with the best in the Maritime Counter Measures (MCM) profession during a recent exercise in Bahrain. 01 April, 2025 In February, 20 MCM specialists from HMNZS Matataua joined a MCM task group within International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025,Continue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit
Littoral Manoeuvre Craft HMNZS Matataua utilises three high-speed Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC) for the Royal New Zealand Navy Specifications Make/model PFG Sentinel Boats – The Sentinel 1250 Hull material Plastic HDPE Length 12.6 meters BEAM 3.73 meters Speed 40+ knots ENgine power Twin Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 550hp each Drive Twin HJX29 Hamilton Jet UnitsContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Matataua is a land-based unit”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Tasman – Lyttelton
A naval barracks with accommodation for 200 officers and ratings was built at Lyttelton where the oil storage facility is currently and commissioned on 20 January 1944 by Commander T.S. Critchley, NOIC Lyttelton as HMNZS Tasman. It was used by the RNZN as a training facility for telegraphists and anti-submarine warfare. HMNZS Tasman [RNZN Museum]HistoryContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Tasman – Lyttelton”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Tamaki – Fort Cautley, Narrow Neck. (From 1963 – 1993) – Now part of HMNZS Philomel
History of Fort Takapuna The Royal New Zealand Navy’s real association with Narrow Neck dates from 1963, when the Training establishment, HMNZS Tamaki, moved into some surplus Army space. At that time there was still a strong army presence, in fact during the flag raising ceremony on 26 September, of what was to become the Administration Block,Continue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Tamaki – Fort Cautley, Narrow Neck. (From 1963 – 1993) – Now part of HMNZS Philomel”
