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HMNZS Royalist and HMNSZ Otago leaving Wellinton for Exercise Shopwindow HMS Royalist/HMNZS Royalist was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup[Note 1] of the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock with the keelContinue reading “HMNZS Royalist and HMNSZ Otago leaving Wellinton for Exercise Shopwindow”

HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols. She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17Continue reading “HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569”

HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols. She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17Continue reading “HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569”

HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols. She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17Continue reading “HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569”

HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols. She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17Continue reading “HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569”