Tag Archives: JC’s Naval

HMS NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, 1913 HMS New Zealand was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Launched in 1911, the ship was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to Britain,[1] and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912. She had been intended for theContinue reading “HMS NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, 1913”

NZ military $20b shopping list: Planes, boats, soldiers, satellites and drones Stacey Kirk 09:33, Jun 11 2019 STUFF Defence Minister Ron Mark announces the purchase of four Boeing P-8’s to replace the ageing Orion aircraft. The Government has signed off the $1 billion-plus purchase of five new C-130J aircraft, bypassing a tender process, but citing theContinue reading “NZ military $20b shopping list: Planes, boats, soldiers, satellites and drones”

NZ military $20b shopping list: Planes, boats, soldiers, satellites and drones Stacey Kirk 09:33, Jun 11 2019 STUFF Defence Minister Ron Mark announces the purchase of four Boeing P-8’s to replace the ageing Orion aircraft. The Government has signed off the $1 billion-plus purchase of five new C-130J aircraft, bypassing a tender process, but citing theContinue reading “NZ military $20b shopping list: Planes, boats, soldiers, satellites and drones”

HMCS Skeena – 1936 HMCS Skeena was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1931-1944. Skeena alongside the CPR’s Vancouver pier C in 1934 She was similar to the Royal Navy’s A-class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & CompanyContinue reading “HMCS Skeena – 1936”

HMCS Skeena – 1936 HMCS Skeena was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1931-1944. Skeena alongside the CPR’s Vancouver pier C in 1934 She was similar to the Royal Navy’s A-class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & CompanyContinue reading “HMCS Skeena – 1936”