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World War II auxiliary ships of New Zealand (1 P) C. World War II cruisers of New Zealand (3 P) F. Flower-class corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy ...
HMNZS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo ship which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German naval mine 25 days after she was commissioned.
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.
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]
Loaned by RN to New Zealand 1966 – 1971. Returned to RN. Sold for breaking up in 1978 HMNZS Black Prince: C81 Dido class: Light cruiser 1946 1961 Crew were among first to take part in 1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies. Returned to Royal Navy HMNZS Breeze: T02 Converted merchant boat: Minesweeper: 1942 1944 HMNZS Canterbury: F421 Leander ...
The hulk of Rimu, shortly before she was sunk by the RNZAF. In 1958, her hulk was offered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a target ship . [ 9 ] [ 6 ] Rimu was to be hit with depth charges , machine-gunned, and rockets from four de Havilland Vampire jet fighters. [ 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.
Like her sister-ship HMNZS Canterbury, Wellington was stood to during the First Coup in Fiji in 1987 to evacuate New Zealand and other foreign nationals should the need have arisen. In 1988, Wellington accompanied HMNZ Ships Canterbury , Endeavour and Waikato to Sydney , Australia to participate in the Bicentennial Salute to mark the 200th ...