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The ship arrived in New Zealand in May 2019. [18] Renamed, HMNZS Manawanui was commissioned into the RNZN on 7 June. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the ship's sponsor. [4] At the time of commissioning it was intended that the ship would serve with the navy for 15 years. [19]
HMNZS Manawanui was a naval tug which was modified for use as a diving tender by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally intended for service with the United States Navy as a tug, the vessel was built in 1945 and transferred to the New Zealand Marine Department, which employed her in Waitemata Harbour before transferring the ship to the RNZN in 1948.
HMNZS Manawanui can refer to HMNZS Manawanui (1948) – the first diving tender of the New Zealand navy from 1953 to 1978 HMNZDT Manawanui (1978) – the second diving tender, renamed as HMNZS Kahu in 1988
The Manawanui, the navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, sank on Sunday on a reef off the coast of Samoa that it was surveying. Captain's gender had nothing to do with sinking of New ...
HMNZS Manawanui (A09) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations. Manawanui is the third ship with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. Manawanui is a Māori word meaning "to be brave or steadfast".
The HMNZS Manawanui caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on October 6, 2024. Profile Boats/supplied/RNZ A New Zealand naval ship that capsized and sank off Samoa last month had been left on ...
The vessel, named HMNZS Manawanui, ran aground on Saturday evening, according to New Zealand's Defence Force (NZDF). All 75 crew and passengers were evacuated at around 7:52 p.m. local time on ...
The lead vessel, Kahu, was initially named HMNZS Manawanui from 28 May 1979 to 17 May 1988. [2] She was modified so she would function as a diving tender. After the commissioning of the dedicated Diving Support Tender HMNZS Manawanui (A09) she remained in service (as the Kahu) attached to the Royal New Zealand Naval College as the basic seamanship and navigation training vessel.