HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New…

HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy. Built for the Royal Navy by Fleetlands Shipyards of Portsmouth, the minesweeper was launched on 18 August 1955 and commissioned as HMS Santon. She was named after a small village inContinue reading “HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New…”

HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New…

HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy. Built for the Royal Navy by Fleetlands Shipyards of Portsmouth, the minesweeper was launched on 18 August 1955 and commissioned as HMS Santon. She was named after a small village inContinue reading “HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New…”

HMNZS SANDA At wars end a shortage of coal prevented her from clearing the Hauraki Gulf…

HMNZS SANDA At wars end a shortage of coal prevented her from clearing the Hauraki Gulf minefields; she was paid off in February 1946, and placed in reserve. Sanda was declared surplus in 1957 and broken up in Auckland in 1958 ift.tt/1K2w22J from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2lZWR2q via IFTTTContinue reading “HMNZS SANDA At wars end a shortage of coal prevented her from clearing the Hauraki Gulf…”