Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Comments0 DAVID UNWIN/STUFF Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association chairman Tere Tahi is heartened by his meeting with Veterans’ Affairs Minister Meka Whaitiri, as the group seeks an audience with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Pacific nuclear test veterans are encouraged their quest to gain a long-awaited apology for being exposed to radiation appearsContinue reading “Nuclear test veterans encouraged quest for apology will succeed – Jimmy Ellingham 17:33, May 17 2021”
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HMNZS Te Kaha, HMNZS Endeavour, HMNZS Canterbury and suspect HMNZS Te Mana?
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HMNZS Rimu – New Zealand trawl from World War II , one of thirteen built Castle units . The ship was launched on September 9, 1941 at the Seager shipyard in Auckland , and the Royal New Zealand Navy entered in July 1942
HMNZS Rimu (T 402/T18)She was withdrawn from service in 1955.Built: Seager,, Auckland Type : Castle Class Minesweeper Displacement: 350 t Length: 134 ft. Beam: 23 ft. Draft: 13 ft. Armament: 1 × 76mm, 2 × MG Propulsion: Triple Expansion, 480 hp, 1 shaft Speed: 10 kts. Crew: 26 Pennant No..: T18 (NZ) (T402 –Continue reading “HMNZS Rimu – New Zealand trawl from World War II , one of thirteen built Castle units . The ship was launched on September 9, 1941 at the Seager shipyard in Auckland , and the Royal New Zealand Navy entered in July 1942”
HDML Manga The demise of Manga
HMNZS Manga, Auckland 21/1/1978 acting as patrol vessel for USS Pintado. Posted on April 26, 2020 4 HDML MANGA In the interests of saving you from getting a sore neck from shaking your head – this boat ended up with a beehive restoration i.e. was put on the bonfire. The HDML Manga was built by Madden &Continue reading “HDML Manga The demise of Manga”
Naval – New Zealand is seeking industry info to build Antarctic patrol vessel
The Royal New Zealand Navy currently has two regular OPVs in service (as pictured here), but the third will be ice-strengthened. By: Nick Lee-Frampton 11 hours ago 5 Mountain peaks are seen from NASA’s Operation IceBridge research aircraft in the Antarctic Peninsula region on Nov. 4, 2017, above Antarctica. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand —Continue reading “Naval – New Zealand is seeking industry info to build Antarctic patrol vessel”
