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Commissioning of HMNZS Manawanui Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Hon Ron Mark Minister of Defence 7 June 2019 MEDIA STATEMENT Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship Manawanui was commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy by the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the ship’s sponsor, in an event at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. The ceremony included the traditionalContinue reading “Commissioning of HMNZS Manawanui”

HMAS Sydney, (1941)named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch. During the early part of her operational history,Continue reading “HMAS Sydney,”

HMAS Sydney, (1941)named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch. During the early part of her operational history,Continue reading “HMAS Sydney,”

A sea ride with Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour When the Australian Defence Force first dispatched its flotilla known as the “Indo-Pacific Endeavour”, the then Defence minister Christopher Pyne touted the regional drills as Australia’s “premier international engagement activity” designed to “enhance partnerships”. But what lies beneath this jargon? Now in its third year, the Indo-Pacific Endeavour (orContinue reading “A sea ride with Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour”

This is how the Navy plans to break the Big E The hulk of the ex-aircraft carrier Enterprise is tied up across from the pier from the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the Gerald R Ford, at the Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipyard, Feb. 5. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, could becomeContinue reading “This is how the Navy plans to break the Big E”