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HMNZS Philomel is the main administrative base of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally a training base on board the cruiser from which it takes its name, it is part of the Devonport Naval Base on the North Shore of Auckland , New Zealand .
HMS Philomel, later HMNZS Philomel, was a Pearl-class cruiser.She was the fifth ship of that name and served with the Royal Navy.After her commissioning in 1890, she served on the Cape of Good Hope Station and later with the Mediterranean Fleet.
HMS Philomel was an old cruiser which functioned as New Zealand's first naval base. HMNZS Kahu was a Fairmile B motor launch , and it functioned as an administrative base for the Fairmile flotillas during World War II .
The first ship given by the British government for the New Zealand Naval Forces was the cruiser HMS Philomel, which escorted New Zealand land forces to occupy the German colony of Samoa in 1914. Philomel saw further action under the command of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
Devonport Naval Base is the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport, New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore.It is currently the only base of the navy that operates ships, and has been in use as a navy base since 1841. [1]
HMNZS Philomel Naval base: 1941 current Devonport. Main RNZN Logistics and Training Base. Previously HMS Philomel in the New Zealand Division, 1921–1941 HMNZS Phyllis: T22 Converted trawler Danlayer: 1943 1944 HMNZS Pukaki: F424 Loch class: Frigate: 1948 1966 HMNZS Pukaki: P3568 Lake class: Inshore patrol: 1975 1999 HMNZS Pukaki: P3568 Lake class
The Royal New Zealand Navy Band is the musical arm of the Royal New Zealand Navy, serving its musical needs from its headquarters at HMNZS Philomel on Devonport Naval Base, North Shore City, Auckland. It is a 32-member band that consists of the following ensembles: Concert Band; Parade Band; Big Band; Jazz Combo; Rock Band; Brass Quintet/Brass ...
On 1 April, around 100 sailors from the shore base HMNZS Philomel, in Devonport, declared their intent to refuse duty. They were joined by another 100 personnel from the cruiser HMNZS Black Prince and the corvette HMNZS Arbutus, who marched off the base. After campaigning for three days and winning the right to backdated pay, the mutineers were ...