SUPPLIEDMichael Todd did Outward Bound on crutches at the age of 62, and was a sailor, an engineer, a photographer, a potter, a dog-lover and a connoisseur of wine. He called me “Sir Richard”. Mike’s tone was affectionate. He had a wonderful, open face, heavy rimmed glasses and broad, beaming smile. Mike was one ofContinue reading “Obituary: Michael Todd, 1951 – 2021 – At 16 he joined the Royal New Zealand Navy. Over the next eight years he saw the Pacific and the Far East, if from the vantage of a boiler room.”
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Third Kiwi-led drug seizure in Arabian Gulf
Crew aboard French Navy ship FS Floreal have seized drugs as part of Combined Task Force 150 counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea. Photo supplied.https://ift.tt/3c7LRfJ A Royal New Zealand Navy-led Combined Task Force has achieved another successful counter-narcotics operation, with the seizure of illicit drugs that would otherwise have been sold to fund terrorist andContinue reading “Third Kiwi-led drug seizure in Arabian Gulf”
HMNZS Hickleton (M1131) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She was named after a small village near Doncaster.
Built for the Royal Navy by John I Thornycroft of Southampton, the minesweeper was launched on 26 January 1955 and later commissioned as HMS Hickleton She was commissioned into the RNZN in 1965 and decommissioned in 1966. After leaving New Zealand service, she was transferred to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA Neuquen (M1).HMNZS HickletonContinue reading “HMNZS Hickleton (M1131) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She was named after a small village near Doncaster.”
HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy.
HMNZS Santon Built for the Royal Navy by Fleetlands Shipyard of Portsmouth, the minesweeper was launched on 18 August 1955 and commissioned as HMS Santon. She was named after a small village in North Lincolnshire. The minesweeper was commissioned in the RNZN from 1965 to 1966, when she was returned to the United Kingdom. SheContinue reading “HMNZS Santon (M1178) was a Ton class minesweeper that operated in the Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), and the Argentine Navy.”
‘Wellness’ Supporter Named Defence Volunteer Of The Year
Friday, 12 November 2021, 11:28 amPress Release: New Zealand Defence Force An Auckland naval reservist who developed a charity dedicated to the trauma of first responders has been chosen as the New Zealand Defence Force Volunteer of the Year. Able Musician Rebecca Nelson singing at Dawn service commemorations in France, 2016 Able Musician Rebecca Nelson, whoContinue reading “‘Wellness’ Supporter Named Defence Volunteer Of The Year”
