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HMNZS Endeavour (A184)/USS Namakagon (AOG-53) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker built for the United States Navy during World War II. In some sources, the ship’s name is also spelled Namakogon.

  After her decommissioning from the U.S. Navy in 1957, the former Namakagon served as Antarctic supply vessel HMNZS Endeavour (A814) for the Royal New Zealand Navy (1962–1971), and as ROCS Lung Chuan for the Republic of China Navy. Lung Chuan ended active service when she was decommissioned from the Republic of China Navy inContinue reading “HMNZS Endeavour (A184)/USS Namakagon (AOG-53) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker built for the United States Navy during World War II. In some sources, the ship’s name is also spelled Namakogon.”

Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons ready for a busy few days up and down the country – The Ohakea-based Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) aerobatics display team, the Black Falcons, is set to appear at several locations across both North and South Islands later this week.

  13 MARCH, 2024 Team member Squadron Leader Michael Williams said the pilots were looking forward to a busy few days. “It’s a real pleasure to bring our displays or a flypast to people at any time, and on these flights we’ll be covering quite a bit of ground, so lots of people will getContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons ready for a busy few days up and down the country – The Ohakea-based Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) aerobatics display team, the Black Falcons, is set to appear at several locations across both North and South Islands later this week.”

The H.M.N.Z.S. Tamure (Q1193/P3555)

The H.M.N.Z.S. Tamure coming into berth at Port Lyttelton 1970-09-12 Harley Flowers Follow Esmeralda (BE-43) 1961 photo of the Chilean Navy training ship Esmeralda (BE-43) as she taken on the pilot before entering a harbor of New Zealand. The small boat just off her bow is the HMNZS Tamure ( P3555 ). As the Tamure isContinue reading “The H.M.N.Z.S. Tamure (Q1193/P3555)”

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://ift.tt/3r7x8eK from Blogger https://ift.tt/Jqp390a via IFTTT