Tasman upset Canterbury in NPC

Tasman upset Canterbury in NPC  MATT MARKHAM Last updated 22:33 24/08/2012       3           Share   Sky Sports Highlights from the week 1 game – Tasman vs Canterbury Provincial    Auckland start NPC with win over Hawke’s Bay Wellington engine room key to NPC hopes Illness opens door for No 8Continue reading “Tasman upset Canterbury in NPC”

Salvage Wreck of HMS Hood

Microsoft’s Paul Allen Launches Expedition to Salvage Wreck of HMS Hood Paul Allen’s yacht Octopus sails for Denmark Strait to recover bell of UK’s biggest maritime loss, HMS Hood, sunk by the Bismarck By UMBERTO BACCHI: Subscribe to Umberto’s RSS feed August 22, 2012 6:48 PM GMT Paul Allen’s 414ft yacht Octopus will be used for the expedition. PaulContinue reading “Salvage Wreck of HMS Hood”

Dockwise loads LHD in Spain for long voyage ‘down under’

Dockwise loads LHD in Spain for long voyage ‘down under’ August 22 – Further to our report from August 8, the hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s new Canberra class amphibious Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships has been loaded on to the heavy lift ship, Blue Marlin for its voyage from FerrolContinue reading “Dockwise loads LHD in Spain for long voyage ‘down under’”

Kiwi Sailors Mission Protecting Shipping Routes Comes to End

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 10:09 am Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force     Media Release 23 August 2012 Kiwi Sailors Mission Protecting Shipping Routes Comes to End   Commanding Officer of HMAS MELBOURNE, Commander Richard Boulton RAN, is presented a Pounamu carving from New Zealand Sailor, Able Seaman Dylan Thomas in appreciation for hisContinue reading “Kiwi Sailors Mission Protecting Shipping Routes Comes to End”

The Royal Australian Navy In Vietnam 1962 – 1972