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HMNZS Aotearoa sailing into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbour on a sunny day with palm trees featuring in the background.

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa has sailed into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor as a part of the New Zealand contingent participating in Exercise RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific. New Zealand is one of 26 nations participating in the exercise that will be taking place in the Pacific between 29 June and 4 AugustContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa sailing into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbour on a sunny day with palm trees featuring in the background.”

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) – Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 28. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

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During Exercise Pony Express (May 1961) off Borneo, the RFA TIDEREACH refuelling three ships simultaneously, the frigate HMS YARMOUTH (left), the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS ROYALIST (right) and, in rear, HMS BELFAST.

  From HMS Belfast site –  In May 1961, the Operations Room in the heart of HMS Belfast was playing a major part in Operation Pony Express. This was an exercise carried out to rehearse large-scale amphibious landings involving 60 warships, 20,000 naval personnel and 6,000 British, US and Australian troops off North Borneo inContinue reading “During Exercise Pony Express (May 1961) off Borneo, the RFA TIDEREACH refuelling three ships simultaneously, the frigate HMS YARMOUTH (left), the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS ROYALIST (right) and, in rear, HMS BELFAST.”

HMNZS BREEZE T371

HMNZS BREEZE T371 Class……………………………Requisitioned Motor Vessel Builder……………………….. Scott & Sons, Bowling Yard number………………. 324 Laid down..…………………. Launched….…………………5 Oct 1933 Completed.………………….Nov 1933 Propulsion.…………………..1 shaft : Driven by a 2-stroke single acting 5-cylinder oil engine, manufactured by British Auxiliaries Ltd., Glasgow Speed..…………………………10 knots Armament: 1 x 4-inch (102mm) gun, 2 x 20mm Oerlikon guns, 2 x LewisContinue reading “HMNZS BREEZE T371”