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At the time Moa was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Peter Phipps, later to become a vice admiral. [7] [8] In February 1943, Moa participated in Operation Cleanslate, the occupation of the Russell Islands. However, when the Moa put the forces ashore, local natives informed them that the Japanese had left ten days before. [9]
HMNZS Kahu (A04) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui (A09), [1] the second of soon to be four diving tenders
A MOA is a type of special use airspace (SUA), other than restricted airspace or prohibited airspace, where military operations are of a nature that justify limitations on aircraft not participating in those operations. The designation of SUA's identifies for other users the areas where military activity occurs, provides for segregation of that ...
On 29 January 1943, along with Moa, she rammed and wrecked the Japanese submarine I-1: HMNZS Moa: T233 1941 1943 AS MS On 29 January 1943, along with Kiwi, she rammed and wrecked the Japanese submarine I-1. Moa was sunk by enemy aircraft on 7 April 1943 near Tulagi Harbour in the Solomon Islands. Five crew men were lost. HMNZS Tui: T234 1941 ...
The Moa-class patrol boat was a class of patrol boats built between 1978 and 1985 for the Royal New Zealand Navy by the Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company. They were based on an Australian boat design.
HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in March 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve . Service
Originally commissioned in 1944 into the United States Navy. Scrapped at Te Atatu, 1967 HMNZS Irirangi: Naval base: 1943 1993 Naval radio station at Waiouru: HMNZS James Cosgrove: T10 Castle class: Minesweeper: 1941 1944 HMNZS Kahu: A04 Moa class: Inshore patrol: 1978 2009 Training vessel, backup diving tender, sold for use as a pleasure craft ...
Map of the area. The FRTC is the land area of six (6) target and instrumented areas of 84,000 acres (34,000 ha) used by aircraft operating in airspace which overlays 6,500,000 acres (2,600,000 ha): a Supersonic Operating Area, the Austin MOA/AATCAA (Military Operating Area/Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace), Gabbs MOA/ATCAA, Ranch MOA, Carson MOA, and Bengus ATCAA. [1]