HMNZS Philomel – WW2 HMNZS Hautapu HMNZS Tasman, Lyttelton HMNZS Arbutus HMNZS Black Prince in Sydney in the early 1950s: HMAS Australia can be seen just beyond at Farm Cove. The main cause was the poor rates of pay compared to the rest of the New Zealand Defence Force and equivalent civilian wages, exacerbated byContinue reading “During April 1947, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) experienced a series of non-violent mutinies amongst the enlisted sailors of four ships and two shore bases. Over 20% of the RNZN’s enlisted personnel were punished or discharged for their involvement.”
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Aotearoa arrives in Auckland
HMNZS Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]), formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the ship to the Navy in June 2020,[5] and she was commissioned into service on 29 July 2020. Full operational capability is expected to be achieved in 2021.[7] It will serve as a replenishment oiler, and will replace HMNZS Endeavour, the Navy’s last fleet oiler, decommissioned in DecemberContinue reading “Aotearoa arrives in Auckland”
A Taupo brother and sister serving on board HMNZS Manawanui
Siblings make it four Navy generations Anelies and Matt Duffy are carrying on a proud family tradition of service in the Royal New Zealand Navy and are both serving on board HMNZS Manawanui. A Taupo brother and sister serving on board HMNZS Manawanui are the fourth generation in their family to embrace a career inContinue reading “A Taupo brother and sister serving on board HMNZS Manawanui”
Arataki YTL 627 – RNZN tug
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HMNZS Aroha (T24/T396) Castle-class naval trawler Built by Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers 1943–1945 Served at AucklandCastle-class naval trawler Built by Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers 1943–1945 Served at Auckland
HMNZS Aroha (T24/T396) Castle-class naval trawler Built by Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers 1943–1945 Served at Auckland Thirteen Castle-class naval trawlers were commissioned. Apart from James Cosgrove and Wakakura, all were built in New Zealand by government directive, circa 1942. They were 135 feet (41.1 m) long, displaced 540 tons standard or 612 tons loaded, andContinue reading “HMNZS Aroha (T24/T396) Castle-class naval trawler Built by Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers 1943–1945 Served at AucklandCastle-class naval trawler Built by Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers 1943–1945 Served at Auckland”
