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Sembawang Naval Base, Singapore, “Canberra Gate” 1967 – 68 from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News https://ift.tt/32ii2D8 via IFTTT

HMS Loch Achanalt/HMNZS Pukaki HMS Loch Achanalt/HMNZS Pukaki was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy that was loaned to and served with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Ordered from Henry Robb, Leith, on 24 July 1942 as a River-class frigate, the order was changed, and ship laid down on 14 September 1943,Continue reading “HMS Loch Achanalt/HMNZS Pukaki”

Hull of future HMAS Canberra alongside Williamstown – 28 October 2012. Photograph by Andrew McKinnon. from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News https://ift.tt/2FQcDcT via IFTTT Follow our main blog here https://ift.tt/31Xfdac

Main Gate at Sembawang Dockyard, Singapore in the 1960’s – home time from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News https://ift.tt/2YtDG53 via IFTTT Follow our main blog here https://ift.tt/31Xfdac

HMS Philomel New Zealand’s first warship, HMS Philomel formed the core of the country’s naval forces during the First World War. The aged and largely obsolete vessel was commissioned in New Zealand in July 1914 and went on to serve in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Middle East. In the interwar period Philomel cemented its uniqueContinue reading “HMS Philomel New Zealand’s first warship, HMS Philomel formed…”