June 2004 Ships and four Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) from the Multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) sail in formation for a photo opportunity while underway in the Gulf of Oman, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground-to-background: Pakistan Navy Tariq (Amazon) Class (Type 21) Frigate, PNS (Pakistani Naval Ship)Continue reading “HMNZS TE MANA (F 111);”
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Resupply day at McMurdo Station in Antarctica on 13 February 1971, with a pair of US Coast Guard Icebreakers supporting US and New Zealand Naval Auxiliaries delivering dry goods and fuel to the station.
Ships present are, from left to right; USNS Maumee (T-AO-149) with USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278) moored outboard, USNS Wyandot (T-AKA-92) with USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283) moored outboard and across the bay the HMNZS Endeavour (A-184), formerly the Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker USS Namakogon (AOG-53). Bonus tidbit, though the HMNZS Endeavour would go on to serve in the New Zealand Navy for another fiveContinue reading “Resupply day at McMurdo Station in Antarctica on 13 February 1971, with a pair of US Coast Guard Icebreakers supporting US and New Zealand Naval Auxiliaries delivering dry goods and fuel to the station.”
T class submarine HMS Thorough at Breakwater Wharf, Napier during a visit to New Zealand. August 1950.
T class submarine HMS Thorough at Breakwater Wharf, Napier during a visit to New Zealand. August 1950. British T class submarine HMSM THOROUGH underway. 1 Ship’s badge of the submarine HMS Thorough (P324) HMS Thorough was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as P324 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, and launched on 30 October 1943. So far she hasContinue reading “T class submarine HMS Thorough at Breakwater Wharf, Napier during a visit to New Zealand. August 1950.”
Aotearoa New Zealand to receive new P-8A aircraft in December
Aotearoa New Zealand to receive new P-8A aircraft in December By BENJAMIN FELTON in AIR FORCE, AUSTRALIA, AVIATION, NEW ZEALAND, NEWS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY March 23, 2022 Tweet Share Pin 0SHARES Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Rosemary Banks, recently attended a keel-laying ceremony for New Zealand’s second P-8A Poseidon aircraft in Kansas. At the same facility in Whitka, the Ambassador also viewed theContinue reading “Aotearoa New Zealand to receive new P-8A aircraft in December”
Ministry of Defence ‘defers’ purchase of Southern Ocean patrol vessel due to Covid-19 pressures
Thomas Manch16:21, Mar 22 2022 Pause Unmute Current Time 0:02 / Duration 0:14 Loaded: 0% Fullscreen ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Defence Minister Peeni Henare has announced his three priorities for the Defence agencies: People, Infrastructure, and Pacific. The Ministry of Defence has halted the acquisition of a Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel, as the Government reviews its military spending plansContinue reading “Ministry of Defence ‘defers’ purchase of Southern Ocean patrol vessel due to Covid-19 pressures”
