HMNZS Maori/later Iris Moana The Iris Moana was originally a Fairmile B motor launch of the New Zealand Navy. She was constructed in Auckland during the second world war for about £35,000. She was designated HMNZ ML409 and served in the Solomon Islands. In 1947 she was sold to a private buyer. Then the navyContinue reading “HMNZS Maori/later Iris Moana”
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HMNZS Maori (P3570) (alongside) was a Fairmile B Motor Launch of the Royal New Zealand Navy
HMNZS Maori (P3570) (alongside) was a Fairmile B Motor Launch of the Royal New Zealand Navy Originally commissioned on 20 December 1943 with pennant number Q 409, she was part of the 80th Motor Launch Flotilla. Early in 1944 she went to the Solomon Islands where she served under the operational control of COMSOPAC. AfterContinue reading “HMNZS Maori (P3570) (alongside) was a Fairmile B Motor Launch of the Royal New Zealand Navy”
New Zealand discloses further details of navy’s new fleet tanker | IHS Jane’s 360
New Zealand discloses further details of navy’s new fleet tanker | IHS Jane’s 360 from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2iglczC via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/2iGi838
HMNZS Matai
HMNZS Matai Built: 1930 Type: Auxiliary minesweeper Pennant No.: T01 Displacement: 1050 tons Length: 219 ft., Beam: 35.1 ft. Draft: 13.6 ft. Propulsion: triple expansion oil steam reciprocating, 1,050 ihp, twin shaft Speed: 13/10 knots Complement : 81 Armament: 1 x 4 inch gun, 2x20mm Oerlikons, 2 MGs, 40 depth charges HMNZS Matai was aContinue reading “HMNZS Matai”
HMNZS MATAI pre WWII
HMNZS MATAI pre WWII HMNZS Matai (T01) was a Marine Department lighthouse tender which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. Operational history[edit] Matai was the government’s lighthouse tender servicing the marine lights around New Zealand and offshore islands, and had been used for cable laying in theContinue reading “HMNZS MATAI pre WWII”
