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Flower-class corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy (2 P) M. World War II mine warfare vessels of New Zealand (1 C) ... Category: World War II naval ships of New ...
Harker, Jack (2000)The Rockies: New Zealand Minesweepers at War. Silver Owl Press. ISBN 0-9597979-9-8; Wright, Gerry (2015). HMS Puriri (1938-1941): The story of the only warship to be lost by enemy action in New Zealand waters and the environment in which she served. Auckland: Gerry Wright. ISBN 9780473342258.
The threat of Japanese naval activity in New Zealand waters emerged later in the war. In 1942, Japanese submarines were spotted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, causing concerns about a potential invasion. The New Zealand government responded by implementing coastal defense measures and tightening security.
The Royal Navy knew the German positions and had already sunk Alsterufer. The cruisers HMS Glasgow and Enterprise shelled and sank Z27 , T25 , and T26 from over the horizon. In one of the most remarkable rescues of the war, the 142 ft (43 m) neutral Irish coaster Kerlogue rescued 168 survivors from the three ships' 700 crew.
SS Taiaroa was a New Zealand-built Castle-class ship built for the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II with the intention for use as a minesweeper, later being converted into a fishing trawler.
The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy became the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) on 1 October 1941, in recognition of the fact that the naval force was now largely self-sufficient and independent of the Royal Navy. The Prime Minister Peter Fraser reluctantly agreed, though saying "now was not the time to break away from the old country". [6]
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1941, the assisting destroyer HMS Legion was sunk in 1942. This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945. See also List of ships of the Royal Navy.