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HMS Lancaster Completes Operations In High North The warship, fresh from a major refit, gained experience of operating in the sub-zero conditions of the icy environment.

 17th November 2020 at 4:15pm HMS Lancaster has completed three days of operations in the High North – the second time the Royal Navy has sailed into the Arctic Circle in two months. By sailing into the North Cape, the warship gained experience of operating in sub-zero conditions in the icy High North environment, enhancingContinue reading “HMS Lancaster Completes Operations In High North The warship, fresh from a major refit, gained experience of operating in the sub-zero conditions of the icy environment.”

HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941.

Wakakura remained in commission throughout the Second World War and was sold to Tasman Steamship Co and converted to a refrigerated cargo vessel in 1947. “A little trawler paid a big part in the lives of New Zealand’s pre-war and wartime naval reservists. Her Majesty’s Trawler (later HMNZS) Wakakura, purchased from the Royal Navy scrapContinue reading “HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941.”