The marine engineer who oversaw the construction, trials and first operations of the largest vessel to enter the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) – HMNZS Aotearoa – has been awarded the New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) for his efforts. Lieutenant Commander Louis Munden-Hooper was a pivotal figure in the development, delivery and integration ofContinue reading “Engineer recognised for helping bring NZ Navy’s largest ship into operation”
Monthly Archives: December 2023
HMNZS Waipu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.
Background[edit] The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in home waters, chose the Castle-class design because it was simple enough to be built with the country’s limited ship construction facilities at the time.[1] Operational history[edit] Waipu was the fith of the nine minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was commissioned onContinue reading “HMNZS Waipu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.”
First Romanian ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter arrives in country – by Kate Tringham
The Romanian Navy’s first Sandown-class minehunter arrives at the Port of Constanta on 19 December 2023. (Romanian MoD) The first of two ex-Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class mine-countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) procured by Romania from the United Kingdom has arrived in country. Sub-Lieutenant Ion Ghiculescu (M 270), which previously served in the RN as HMS Blyth (M 111), departed the… ReadContinue reading “First Romanian ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter arrives in country – by Kate Tringham”
First Romanian ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter arrives in country – by Kate Tringham
The Romanian Navy’s first Sandown-class minehunter arrives at the Port of Constanta on 19 December 2023. (Romanian MoD) The first of two ex-Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class mine-countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) procured by Romania from the United Kingdom has arrived in country. Sub-Lieutenant Ion Ghiculescu (M 270), which previously served in the RN as HMS Blyth (M 111), departed theContinue reading “First Romanian ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter arrives in country – by Kate Tringham”
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 28, 2023 – U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF DECEMBER 28, 2023 1:07 PM – UPDATED: DECEMBER 28, 2023 3:28 PM
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 28, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. This post has beenContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 28, 2023 – U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF DECEMBER 28, 2023 1:07 PM – UPDATED: DECEMBER 28, 2023 3:28 PM”
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