Monthly Archives: April 2017

HMNZS Southland ex HMS Dido HMS Dido was a Royal Navy (RN) Leander-class frigate. Entering service in 1961, Dido was involved in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, served with NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic on several occasions, and was one of the frigates used for the filming of the drama series Warship. Following a defence review atContinue reading “HMNZS Southland ex HMS Dido”

HMNZS Simplon HMNZS “Simplon” 69 ton 1918 trawler/coaster Returned to Sanfords in 1946, The fishing trawlers Nora Niven and Simplon were requisitioned by the Government and equipped as minesweepers. They swept seventeen mines off Farewell Spit and eighteen in the Three Kings area. Others had probably sunk or broken adrift. The two little fishing boatsContinue reading “HMNZS Simplon”