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HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter and notable for being the first Royal Navy cruiser to have fire control radar, with the installation of the New Zealand-made SS1 fire-control radar in June 1940.

After Second World War service in the Atlantic and Pacific, she was returned to the Royal Navy. She was sold to the Indian Navy in 1948 and recommissioned as INS Delhi. She was scrapped in 1978. https://ift.tt/2qmuz7n from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/39z6TUC via IFTTT

HMS/HMNZS Gambia (pennant number 48, later C48) was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was in the service of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Gambia from 1943 to 1946. She was named after the then Crown colony of the Gambia, and has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. https://ift.tt/2SYVkMM

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HMNZS Pukaki was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki commissioned in 1975, deleted in 1991 and sold as a private launch. (Photo below)

  The class was intended to comprise 6 vessels to replace the wartime harbour protection boats and old converted minesweepers HMNZS Kiama and Inverell used for fishery protection in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Lake class were politically justified as a means of enhancing New Zealand’s capability for patrolling the 200-nautical-mile (370 km) exclusiveContinue reading “HMNZS Pukaki was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki commissioned in 1975, deleted in 1991 and sold as a private launch. (Photo below)”

Brazilian Navy NAM Atlântico A140 is now a multipurpose aircraft carrier

  1d According to information published by the Defesa Aerea Naval website on November 26, 2020, the Brazilian navy has reclassified its PHM Atlântico (A140) landing platform helicopter ship as a multipurpose aircraft carrier under the name of NAM Atlântico. The ship is now able to operate with fixed-wing medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles asContinue reading “Brazilian Navy NAM Atlântico A140 is now a multipurpose aircraft carrier”

Saudi naval force conducts mine countermeasures training with US Navy and Royal Navy World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 14h//keep unread//hide A mine countermeasures interoperability training , led by Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52 took place in the Arabian Gulf. CTF 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare assets in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Read full news at this link…

  Royal Saudi Naval Force mine countermeasures vessel Al-Shaqra (MCMV 422), front, Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel HMS Brocklesby (M 33), middle, and mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) sail in formation during mine countermeasures interoperability training, led by Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52 in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 11 (Picture source: U.S Army/Spc.Continue reading “Saudi naval force conducts mine countermeasures training with US Navy and Royal Navy World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 14h//keep unread//hide A mine countermeasures interoperability training , led by Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52 took place in the Arabian Gulf. CTF 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare assets in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Read full news at this link…”