Monthly Archives: August 2021

HMCS Calgary is the first foreign military vessel to visit NZ since the start of Covid last year. Photo / Sylvie Whinray NZ Herald Canadian frigate HMCS Calgary tied up alongside Princes Wharf yesterday after two months at sea taking part in Operation Talisman Sabre, a military exercise involving Australia, the United States, South KoreaContinue reading “Canadian frigate first foreign naval vessel to visit NZ since start of Covid pandemic 5 Aug, 2021 02:58 PM”

  USS New Jersey (BB-16) was the fourth of five Virginia-class battleships of the United States Navy, and the first ship to carry her name. She was laid down at the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, in May 1902, launched in November 1904, and commissioned into the fleet in May 1906. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12-inch (305 mm)Continue reading “USS New Jersey (BB-16)”

  Akaroa Head lighthouse was once located on the headland of Akaroa Heads. In 1977 the lighthouse was replaced by a 3 metre fibreglass tower with an automated light. On the 2nd of August in 1980, Akaroa Head Lighthouse was moved to its current location at Cemetery Point by the Akaroa Lighthouse Preservation Society. AkaroaContinue reading “Akaroa Head Lighthouse Ex-K4314 (New Zealand)”

  File information Album name: mitko / US part of Great Lakes Rating (1 votes): (Show details) Current status (active, not active, museum etc): Active Construction details (year of built, shape etc): 1868 Height of the tower, m: 13 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: 22 Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number ofContinue reading “Wisconsin / Eagle Bluff lighthouse ARLHS USA-252”