2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment may look quite different today to when it was formed 50 years ago but the quality and calibre of the soldiers in the South Island unit has not changed, says the battalion’s commanding officer. 01 July, 2024 The battalion celebrated its half-century anniversary over the long Matariki weekendContinue reading “Christchurch hosts NZ Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion celebrating 50 years – more photos on blog https://rnznships.com/”
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HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024
The Royal New Zealand Navy maritime sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa is in Pearl Harbor, readying to be a major part of the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) contribution to Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 (RIMPAC 24). 02 July, 2024 RIMPAC is a biennial multi-national combined exercise, hosted by the United States Navy, focused onContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024”
HMS Wellington launches fundraiser for essential repairs as she wards off being scrapped
Alex Walters – 30th June 2024 at 12:06pm HMS Wellington has been at her current berth on Victoria Embankment since 1948 (Picture: The Wellington Trust) HMS Wellington, the last surviving Royal Navy vessel from the Battle of the Atlantic – the longest continuous military campaign of the Second World War – requires essential repairs or risks being scrapped.Continue reading “HMS Wellington launches fundraiser for essential repairs as she wards off being scrapped”
HQS/HMS Wellington (launched Devonport, 1934) is a Grimsby-class sloop, formerly of the Royal Navy. Built at Devonport in 1934, HMS Wellington served in the Pacific mainly on station in New Zealand and China before the Second World War.
During the Second World War, she served as a convoy escort ship in the North Atlantic. She is now moored alongside the Victoria Embankment, at Temple Pier, on the River Thames in London, England. From 1948 to 2023 she was the headquarters ship of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, known as HQS Wellington. Royal Navy service Wellington in April 1942. Built at Devonport in 1934, HMS Wellington served in theContinue reading “HQS/HMS Wellington (launched Devonport, 1934) is a Grimsby-class sloop, formerly of the Royal Navy. Built at Devonport in 1934, HMS Wellington served in the Pacific mainly on station in New Zealand and China before the Second World War.”
HDML – Q1192 – Maroro (3554)
HMNZS Maroro – P3554 Maroro Gray Harbour Ship Building Co – Aberdeen, Grays Harbour – Washington – (Contract Number D.A.N.O.B.S. 587) The four built by this Company were shipped to Auckland N.Z. from Vancouver on the Mt Robson Park. They were Q1191, Q1192, Q1193, Q1194. They arrived in Auckland on the 25th August 1843, all theseContinue reading “HDML – Q1192 – Maroro (3554)”
