New Zealand Frigate Marks First Sea Ceptor Missile Firing

Two successful missile firings from frigate HMNZS Te Mana signalled the final tick for both Te Mana and HMNZS Te Kaha’s capability release following their Frigate Systems Upgrade. Naval News Staff  01 Dec 2023 New Zealand Defence Force Press Release Two successful missile firings from frigate HMNZS Te Mana signalled the final tick for both Te Mana and HMNZS Te Kaha’s capabilityContinue reading “New Zealand Frigate Marks First Sea Ceptor Missile Firing”

Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser Atago running trials, February 12th 1932. Shortly before her commission.

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Sailors posing between the 16″ guns of battleship HMS Nelson’s A turret in July 1941. These men were members of the South African Division of the Royal Naval Volunteers Reserve serving on board the battleship. Note the barrage balloons high above.

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How mutiny aboard the USS Somers helped birth the U.S. Naval Academy By Diana Stancy Correll

The U.S. brig-of-war Somers got underway from New York in September 1842, and returned months later after the captain averted a mutiny. (Courtesy of Richard Snow)   When Navy Cmdr. Alexander Slidell Mackenzie and the crew of the brig-of-war Somers pulled into Brooklyn Harbor in December 1842, he arrived with an alarming report: his crew hadContinue reading “How mutiny aboard the USS Somers helped birth the U.S. Naval Academy By Diana Stancy Correll”

Navy ship HMNZS Taupō returns to Whangārei after patrolling for illegal fishing – Northern Advocate By Denise Piper 28 Nov, 2023 04:10 PM 2 mins to read

The Taupō will be in Whangārei this week after travelling as far as Samoa to catch those who were engaged in illegal fishing. After patrolling the high seas both in New Zealand and abroad, navy inshore patrol vessel the HMNZS Taupō will be returning to its home port in Whangārei this week. The 55-metre ship, built in… ReadContinue reading “Navy ship HMNZS Taupō returns to Whangārei after patrolling for illegal fishing – Northern Advocate By Denise Piper 28 Nov, 2023 04:10 PM 2 mins to read”