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HDML – Q1193 – Tamure (P3555)

Read full post here – https://rnznships.com/1479 HMNZS TAMURE – P3555 The H.M.N.Z.S. Tamure coming into berth at Port Lyttelton with two sailors making preparations. Tamure is a 72 foot long motor launch built in 1942Date 1970-09-12 Gray Harbour Ship Building Co – Aberdeen, Grays Harbour – Washington – Contract Number D.A.N.O.B.S. 587) The four builtContinue reading “HDML – Q1193 – Tamure (P3555)”

Christchurch hosts NZ Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion celebrating 50 years – more photos on blog https://rnznships.com/

2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment may look quite different today to when it was formed 50 years ago but the quality and calibre of the soldiers in the South Island unit has not changed, says the battalion’s commanding officer. 01 July, 2024 The battalion celebrated its half-century anniversary over the long Matariki weekendContinue reading “Christchurch hosts NZ Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion celebrating 50 years – more photos on blog https://rnznships.com/”

HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024

The Royal New Zealand Navy maritime sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa is in Pearl Harbor, readying to be a major part of the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) contribution to Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 (RIMPAC 24). 02 July, 2024 RIMPAC is a biennial multi-national combined exercise, hosted by the United States Navy, focused onContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa arrives at RIMPAC 2024”

HMS Wellington launches fundraiser for essential repairs as she wards off being scrapped

Alex Walters – 30th June 2024 at 12:06pm HMS Wellington has been at her current berth on Victoria Embankment since 1948 (Picture: The Wellington Trust) HMS Wellington, the last surviving Royal Navy vessel from the Battle of the Atlantic – the longest continuous military campaign of the Second World War – requires essential repairs or risks being scrapped.Continue reading “HMS Wellington launches fundraiser for essential repairs as she wards off being scrapped”