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Flying over the headquarters of the New Zealand navy and the dominion air force at Auckland – 1932-09-28

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”

NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Philomel – includes some historic photos

HMNZS Philomel is the main administrative base of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally a training base on board the cruiser from which it takes its name, it is part of the Devonport Naval Base on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. History [edit] The naval base was founded in 1921 when the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy was first formed. The old cruiser HMS Philomel, with her enginesContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards –HMNZS Philomel – includes some historic photos”