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Waikato Flotilla – Royal Naval ships involved in the Maori Wars

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1h5h54M John Currin originally shared: Waikato Flotilla – Royal Naval ships involved in the Maori Wars The following tables cover the ships (seagoing and river gunboats) which were purchased, requisitioned or purpose built for the New Zealand Colonial Government, for duties connected with the land wars in theContinue reading “Waikato Flotilla – Royal Naval ships involved in the Maori Wars”

First warship purpose-built for the New Zealand Government

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/OVtU6U John Currin originally shared: First warship purpose-built for the New Zealand Government The 300-ton Pioneer, built in Sydney, is the first warship purpose-built for the New Zealand Government. She served the whole Waikato war. She was followed by two more purpose-built boats, the sister ships Koheroa andContinue reading “First warship purpose-built for the New Zealand Government”

Fears of Russian invasion

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1rtSGKD John Currin originally shared: Fears of Russian invasion A long-standing fear of invasion by the Imperial Russian Navy, symbolised by the hoax Russian warship Kaskowiski raid on Auckland, 1875, led to the arming of New Zealand ports with heavy guns in the decade from about 1880. AContinue reading “Fears of Russian invasion”