Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga shares some gen on Northland’s wartime defence A striking photograph serves as a reminder of Northland’s importance as a first line of defence against enemy invasion during World War II. The image has surfaced during a heritage inventory undertaken by two Northland volunteers, Jack Kemp and Dr Bill Guthrie, whoContinue reading “The photo of HMNZS Killegray taken by Tudor Collins in the Bay of Islands Northern Advocate”
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HMNZS Killegray (T 174)
HMNZS Killegray (T 174) MS Trawler of the Isles class Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy Type MS Trawler Class Isles Pennant T 174 Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes Ordered 13 Sep 1940 Laid down 24 Jan 1941 Launched 25 May 1941 Commissioned 7 Nov 1941 End service HistoryContinue reading “HMNZS Killegray (T 174)”
HMNZS Kiama as HMAS Kiama
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On her return home after Operation Desert Storm, USS Ranger (CV-61) first stopped off at Pearl Harbor. View here is her crew manning the rail as the carrier departs Pearl through the channel headed to her home port of San Diego, 1 June 1991. USN photo.
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Russian support ship PBK-933 and unknown ship next to him get Lun class ekranoplan MD-160 ready for the journey from Kaspiysk where he’s been stored to Derbent Russia for use as a exhibit, its the first time MD-160 has been in the water since being retired in the late 90’s
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