HMNZS Hawea Ex Loch Eck HMNZS Hawea (F422), formerly HMS Loch Eck (K422), was one of six Loch-class frigates that served in both the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). The ship was laid down by Smiths Dock on 25 October 1943, launched on 25 April 1944 and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Loch Eck on 7 November 1944. Royal Navy service [edit] LochContinue reading “Loch Class Frigates – HMNZS Hawea (F422), formerly HMS Loch Eck (K422)”
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Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
Royal New Zealand Navy sustainment vessel HMNZS AOTEAROA(Source: New Zealand Ministry of Defence) From mid-August to mid-September, Royal New Zealand Navy sustainment vessel HMNZS AOTEAROA conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), in waters surrounding Japan. ItContinue reading “Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers”
Whangarei sailor on deployment to South East Asia
Former Bream Bay College head boy Cameron Wright says no two days are the same in the Royal New Zealand Navy. 19 September, 2024 Able Communications Warfare Specialist Wright (ACWS) is serving on board maritime sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa, which is in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula. HMNZS Aotearoa is contributing to the monitoringContinue reading “Whangarei sailor on deployment to South East Asia”
RNZN – Strength in numbers for PTIs
Strength and mobility combined with legacy and symbolism when Devonport’s Physical Training Instructors combined for a photoshoot. 19 September, 2024 Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) are seen as inventive moral boosters, even if a bit of sweat is involved. So it was hardly surprising when Devonport Naval Base’s PTIs got imaginative when they requested a staffContinue reading “RNZN – Strength in numbers for PTIs”
New Warrant Officer of the Navy
A Tokomaru Bay man has been appointed as the Royal New Zealand Navy’s top sailor. 18 September, 2024 Warrant Officer Communications Warfare Specialist Darren Crosby, Ngāti Porou, is the new Warrant Officer of the Navy. His role is an advisor to the Chief of Navy, to speak for the sailors, and elevating any matters affectingContinue reading “New Warrant Officer of the Navy”
