Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by dt_com / 22h // keep unread // hide // preview FAMILIES WELCOME HMNZS TE MANA’S CREW The Royal New Zealand Navy’s frigate HMNZS TE MANA returned this morning to Devonport Naval Base after a seven-month deployment. About 700 family members along with three Seasprite helicopters welcomed TE MANA’s 182 Warriors of the Sea. TheContinue reading “HMNZS TE MANA Welcomed Home”
Tag Archives: IFTTT
HMS Dunedin (D93) – NZ Division of the RNZN
HMS Dunedin (D 93) Light cruiser of the D class Photo courtesy of Allan C. Green Collection Navy The Royal Navy Type Light cruiser Class D Pennant D 93 Built by Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) Ordered Jul 1917 Laid down Nov 1917 Launched 19 Nov 1918 Commissioned Oct 1919 LostContinue reading “HMS Dunedin (D93) – NZ Division of the RNZN”
HMS Dunedin – NZ Division of the RNZN
HMS Dunedin was a Danae-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was launched from the yards ofArmstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne on 19 November 1918 and commissioned on 13 September 1919. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Dunedin. In 1931 she provided assistance to the town of Napier, New Zealand, after the strong Hawkes Bay earthquake, in a taskContinue reading “HMS Dunedin – NZ Division of the RNZN”
She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy – RFA Nucula L61 Fleet oiler 1924-1937 oil hulk 1937–1947
RFA Nucula RFA Nucula along side HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand Previous name: Hermione, Soyo Maru, RN Oiler No: 73 Subsequent name: Official Number: 123992 Class: Continue reading “She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy – RFA Nucula L61 Fleet oiler 1924-1937 oil hulk 1937–1947”
HMS Laburnum (1915) – She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 11 March 1922 to 11 February 1935
She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 11 March 1922 to 11 February 1935, where she exercised with cruisers, toured New Zealand ports, took part in ceremonial occasions, and went on annual Pacific Island cruises. This was in conjunction with her sister ship Veronica which was similar, but with small differences as they cameContinue reading “HMS Laburnum (1915) – She was in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 11 March 1922 to 11 February 1935”
