21/7/55 = Takapu 11/79 Paid off from surveying HMNZS Kahawai (ii). Painted black and fitted with radar and assigned to the RNZNVR Division in Dunedin 10/83 Withdrawn from service 1984 Sold for charter cruises in Whakatane. from About RNZN,Continue reading “HMNZS Kahawai, ex HMNZS Takapu looking forlorn – Philomel in the background – Oct 30, 1982”
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The HMNZS Aotearoa was tasked by the National Maritime Coordination Centre (NMCC) to retrieve the 2.5m by 2m buoy
A New Zealand Navy ship returning from training off the New South Wales coast made a 2200 nautical mile detour to retrieve a drifting tsunami buoy. The Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy had been drifting since December. It is believed to have broken free from its mooring due to an intense storm. READContinue reading “The HMNZS Aotearoa was tasked by the National Maritime Coordination Centre (NMCC) to retrieve the 2.5m by 2m buoy”
Remember the dog on a log – Hope I have the right HMNZS Hawea that was involved in this rescue – Photos on Blog
Dog washed out to sea rescued by the Navy A dog which had been washed out to sea was rescued by the Navy, following this week’s wild storm. Crew from the Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Hawea spotted the distressed dog floating on a log in Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island,Continue reading “Remember the dog on a log – Hope I have the right HMNZS Hawea that was involved in this rescue – Photos on Blog”
HMS Renown and photos of her visits to New Zealand
HMS Renown at Auckland 1920 during the visit of the Prince of Wales, later to abdicate in favour of his brother for the sake of an American hussey he met at the Sub Base bowling lanes in Pearl Harbor. HMS Renown visits Lyttelton, New Zealand – May 14 1920 HMS_Renown – Auckland – 1927 HMS_RenownContinue reading “HMS Renown and photos of her visits to New Zealand”
HMAS/HMNZS Echuca (J252/M252), named for the town of Echuca, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
RNZN service On 5 March 1952, Echuca and three other Bathurst-class corvettes (HMA Ships Inverell, Kiama, and Stawell) were transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).[12] She was commissioned into the RNZN in May 1952, and received the prefix HMNZS.[13] The corvette remained in service with the RNZN until 1967, although from 1953Continue reading “HMAS/HMNZS Echuca (J252/M252), named for the town of Echuca, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)”
