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The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41

HMS/HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famousContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41”

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41 HMS/HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 beforeContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41”

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41 HMS/HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 beforeContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41”

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41

The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41 HMS/HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formallyContinue reading “The NZ Division, Royal Navy – HMS Achilles Light Cruiser 1933 – 41”