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Councillors recommend adopting charter for new Royal New Zealand Navy vessel

Christina Persico 21:00, Jul 28 2020 Facebook Twitter Reddit Email NZDF/SUPPLIED Hyundai Heavy Industries, the shipyard that built HMNZS Aotearoa, captured this image off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea. Trustworthy, accurate and reliable news stories are more important now than ever. Support our newsrooms by making a contribution. Contribute Now Councillors have recommended approving aContinue reading “Councillors recommend adopting charter for new Royal New Zealand Navy vessel”

USS Tennessee (BB-43)

The U.S. Navy battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) underway on 12 May 1943. Tennessee was damaged in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 and was afterwards given a very extensive reconstruction. This gave her the enormous beam apparent in this photograph. Tennessee in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1921 Tennessee after her 1943 modernization USS TENNESSEE 1946Continue reading “USS Tennessee (BB-43)”

HMAS Wallaroo (J222), named after the town of Wallaroo, South Australia, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Wallaroo was one of only three Bathursts lost during World War II; following a collision with US Liberty ship Henry Gilbert Costin on the night of 11 June 1943.

HMAS WALLAROO 1942 –  HMAS Wallaroo (J222), named after the town of Wallaroo, South Australia, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Wallaroo was one of only three Bathursts lost during World War II; followingContinue reading “HMAS Wallaroo (J222), named after the town of Wallaroo, South Australia, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Wallaroo was one of only three Bathursts lost during World War II; following a collision with US Liberty ship Henry Gilbert Costin on the night of 11 June 1943.”

USS South_Dakota – The battleship operated with the British Home Fleet, based at Scapa Flow, from May 1943. She formed part of a US Navy task force under the command of Rear Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt alongside sister battleship Alabama and heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa.

USS South_Dakota at Scapa Flow -1943 – Tour in Europe The battleship operated with the British Home Fleet, based at Scapa Flow, from May 1943. She formed part of a US Navy task force under the command of Rear Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt alongside sister battleship Alabama and heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa. The task force’s roleContinue reading “USS South_Dakota – The battleship operated with the British Home Fleet, based at Scapa Flow, from May 1943. She formed part of a US Navy task force under the command of Rear Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt alongside sister battleship Alabama and heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa.”