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Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] N

via Google Plus RSS Feed for 108387787206681693161 http://ift.tt/1gZVA1x – Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] NameTypeArmamentBuiltNotes Calliope6th rate frigate28 guns1837 Castor5th rate frigate36 guns1832 Driverpaddle sloop6 guns[17]1840First steam powered ship in NZ waters Hazardsloop18 guns1837 North Star6th rate frigate28 guns1824 Racehorsesloop18 guns1830 During her circumnavigation Driver became theContinue reading “Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] N”

Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] N

via Google Plus RSS Feed for 108387787206681693161 http://ift.tt/1gZVA1x – Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] NameTypeArmamentBuiltNotes Calliope6th rate frigate28 guns1837 Castor5th rate frigate36 guns1832 Driverpaddle sloop6 guns[17]1840First steam powered ship in NZ waters Hazardsloop18 guns1837 North Star6th rate frigate28 guns1824 Racehorsesloop18 guns1830 During her circumnavigation Driver became theContinue reading “Royal Navy ships involved in the first land wars in New Zealand [16] N”

HMS Acheron – another early visitor to New Zealand HMS Acheron was a

via Google Plus RSS Feed for 108387787206681693161 http://ift.tt/1gZVBT1 – HMS Acheron – another early visitor to New Zealand HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. Acheron, under the command of CaptainContinue reading “HMS Acheron – another early visitor to New Zealand HMS Acheron was a”

HMS Britomart – an Early Royal Naval ship in New Zealand By 1840 seve

via Google Plus RSS Feed for 108387787206681693161 http://ift.tt/1iJhHxu – HMS Britomart – an Early Royal Naval ship in New Zealand By 1840 several Royal Navy ships were engaged in hydrographic surveys directed by the Admiralty. Captain Owen Stanley, on HMS Britomart, drew up an Admiralty chart of the Waitemata Harbour. [11] The Britomart was aContinue reading “HMS Britomart – an Early Royal Naval ship in New Zealand By 1840 seve”