Uncategorized – Page 40 – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy.

Built for the Royal Navy by Fleetlands Shipyard of Portsmouth, the minesweeper was launched on 18 August 1955 and commissioned as HMS Santon. She was named after a small village in North Lincolnshire. The minesweeper was commissioned in the RNZN from 1965 to 1966, when she was returned to the United Kingdom. She was laterContinue reading “HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy.”

HMNZS ROYALIST – Guam

HMNZS Waikato had deployed to Pearl Harbor for work up with USN fleet units and performed well in RIMPAC and exercises with the US and Canadian fleet. During these exercises Commander Bradley, positioned Waikato to land a USN Sea King about to be lost with zero fuel.

Some crew believed the frigate and its personnel were endangered by landing a large chopper never before tested upon Leanders and the order was officially noted. However, on the last day of the Falklands War a British Leander, Minerva, landed a Sea King helicopter.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Waikato_(F55)

HMNZS Waikato (F55) was a Leander Batch 2TA frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

She was one of two Leanders built for the RNZN, the other being the Batch 3 HMNZS Canterbury. These two New Zealand ships relieved British ships of the Armilla patrol during the Falklands conflict, freeing British ships for deployment.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Waikato_(F55)

Far North man gets medal for witnessing nuclear bomb tests, 67 years after the event – Northern Advocate – 19 Mar, 2024

Far North man Russell Hockley (centre) finally received his Nuclear Medal recently at Kaitāia RSA, 67 years after witnessing nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific. Also at the presentation were family members (from left) Karen Subritzky, Jacqueline Hiku, Russell Hockley Jr and Cynthia Shailes. It’s taken 67 years, but after witnessing nuclear explosions Far NorthContinue reading “Far North man gets medal for witnessing nuclear bomb tests, 67 years after the event – Northern Advocate – 19 Mar, 2024”