First HMNZS Ngapona (Q1194) an open day at Devonport Naval Base, New Zealand Laid up 1945. Survey 1948-57. Sold 1957. Wrecked near Coromandel after grounding 11/57. Grounded Coromandel 1957, broken up 1958 Second HMNZS Ngapona ex HMNZS Tamure (Q1193/P3555) The H.M.N.Z.S. Tamure coming into berth at Port Lyttelton Laid up 1945. Originally served with FijiContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Ngapona – Naval Reserve training base – Has a satellite unit at Tauranga”
Category Archives: NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – Waiouru W/T Station/HMNZS Irirangi.
The Naval Communications Station Irirangi of the Royal New Zealand Navy, which is 2 km south of Waiouru and near the Waiouru Army Camp, was established in World War II (1943) as the Waiouru W/T (Wireless Telegraph) Station. Its location, in the middle of the North Island, put it far away from the sea. The station was commissioned in July 1943, andContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – Waiouru W/T Station/HMNZS Irirangi.”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook II/Kahu
HMNZS Kahu (Q400) 1943-44 – Solomon Islands – Administrative base for Fairmile flotillas – she served under the operational control of COMSOPAC. A forward base known as HMNZS Cook II had been established in February 1943 at Espiritu Santo (the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu) to handle pay accounts, mail, and other administration for theContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook II/Kahu”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook
HMNZS Cook – 1943-44 Clyde Quay, Wellington – later 1944-46 – Shelly Bay, Wellington Shelley Bay Base – Formerly known as HMNZS Cook Wellington’s Shelly Bay was formally commissioned as HMNZS Cook on 1 June 1944. Three vessels were assigned to assist with anti-submarine netting maintenance and anti-submarine targeting. 03 March, 2023 Since the former defence baseContinue reading “NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZS Cook”
NZ Naval Bases/Dockyards – HMNZ Dockyard, managed by Babcock New Zealand Ltd
HMNZ Dockyard – Naval Stores The HMNZ Dockyard, managed by Babcock New Zealand Ltd, is the main naval repair and maintenance facility for the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, and is analogous to HMNB Devonport or HMNB Portsmouth. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
