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SAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERA Originally the United States Naval Ship USNS Tenacious (T-AGOS-17), the Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship was used by the United States to locate and track Soviet submarines from 1989 to 1997, when she was transferred to the RNZN for use as a hydrographic survey ship. She served until 27 April 2012. She was subsequently sold to EGS Group, aContinue reading “HMNZS Resolution (A14) was a hydrographic ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).”

For the first time, the newest addition to the Naval Service fleet, the Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) P70 class cutter LÉ Aoibhinn (P71), proceeded to sea from Cork Harbour as above this week. The IPV, will be used primarily for fisheries protection patrols, as Ireland is obliged to conduct such tasks as an EU memberContinue reading “The Irish Naval Service’s newest addition to its fleet, the Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) LÉ Aoibhinn (P71) went to sea for the first time with a departure from the Naval Base on Haulbowline, Cork Harbour, on Monday morning.”

HMNZS Monowai Built in 1960, the ship was originally used as a civilian supply and passenger vessel by the New Zealand Government, under the name GMV Moana Roa, before being acquired by the RNZN in 1974. She was commissioned into the RNZN in 1975 for the voyage to Scotland for conversion and commissioned into the RNZN inContinue reading “HMNZS Monowai (A06) was a hydrographic survey vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).”

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Navy, HMNZS Taupo, Devonport: Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) HMNZS Taupo on its delivery voyage from Whangarei to Devonport Navy Base, Auckland. Onboard was the Associate Defence Minister Hon Heather Roy. HMNZS Rotoiti sits in front of the Auckland Skyline. Taupo was delivered to the Ministry of Defence on 28 May 2009 and commissioned into the RoyalContinue reading “HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. “