Photos and story of HMS Renown in New Zealand HMS Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand and visited among others Wellington and Lyttelton HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927, HMS Renown visits Lyttelton, New Zealand Continue reading “HMS Renown in NZ. Suspect that one caption is wrong – should be Lyttelton I think but maybe wrong. What do you think?”
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Where are they now? HMNZS Canterbury (F421), HMNZS Southland (F104), HMNZS Endeavour (A11), HMNZS Waikato (F55) and HMNZS Wellington (F69).
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End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme
Search for:SEARCH BUTTON FEBRUARY 16, 2024 INSIGHTS End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme Here we provide an update on the complex support programme that is being undertaken to keep the Type 23 frigates in service. The programme of life extension refits to upgrade and repair the ageing TypeContinue reading “End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme”
HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927, Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand.
HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927 The British battlecruiser HMS Renown operating with other capital ships of the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean area, 12 May 1944. The battleship HMS Valiant is in the right distance. The French battleship Richelieu is in the left background. The Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Renown photographedContinue reading “HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927, Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand.”
HMAS Anzac (D59) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the destroyer was commissioned in 1951.
HMAS ANZAC Lyttleton 1974 HMAS Anzac 1950 H.M.A.S. ANZAC – lateral view The ship served on two tours of duty during the Korean War, and attempts to distinguish herself from British ships led to the practice of red kangaroo symbols on Australian warships. During 1956, Anzac served during the Malayan Emergency. In 1960, a malfunction in the destroyer’s gunContinue reading “HMAS Anzac (D59) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the destroyer was commissioned in 1951.”
