USS Plunger (SS-2) was one of the earliest submarines of the United States Navy. She was the lead boat of her class and was later renamed A-1 when she was designated an A-type submarine. She is not to be confused with the experimental submarine Plunger which was evaluated by the U.S. Navy from 1898 toContinue reading “USS PLUNGER/USS A-1”
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Photos – HMS/HMNZS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the RN and RNZN
Ship’s History This Whitby-class Type 12 frigate was designed for the RN in the early 1950s for ASW against the Warsaw Pact submarines. Blackpool was the last Whitby to be constructed and was loaned to the RNZN while HMNZS Canterbury was being built. In 1963-64 Blackpool went a major refit at Chatham and was commissioned for service with the FarContinue reading “Photos – HMS/HMNZS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the RN and RNZN”
A very fine name but not such a fine ship – HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercandian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001.
FLASHBACK FRIDAY || It’s not easy to find a flattering line on HMNZS Charles Upham, which served in the Royal New Zealand Navy between 1994 and 2001. The former roll-on-roll-off vessel was intended as a logistics support ship, but she was plagued with stability and seakeeping issues. She was eventually sold in 2001. The vastlyContinue reading “A very fine name but not such a fine ship – HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercandian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001.”
HMNZS Pukaki, HMNZS Hawea and HMNZS Endeavour, Oct 56,
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HMNZS Kiwi late in the war after being fitted with a lattice mast and radar. In addition to the 4-inch (102-mm) gun shown in this photograph, the Bird-class ships were armed with lighter guns and depth charges.
Royal NZ Navy’s Bird-class ships Page 4 – Moa and Kiwi bag a sub By early 1943 the ships of the New Zealand minesweeping flotilla were patrolling along the Guadalcanal coast. The Americans had landed successfully, but Japanese land, air and sea forces held footholds and were still contesting the islands. Although the destroyers of the nocturnal ‘TokyoContinue reading “HMNZS Kiwi late in the war after being fitted with a lattice mast and radar. In addition to the 4-inch (102-mm) gun shown in this photograph, the Bird-class ships were armed with lighter guns and depth charges.”
