Following the formal establishment of the Royal New Zealand Navy in October 1941, the ship became HMNZS Achilles.
from WordPress https://ift.tt/MAZyVYG
via IFTTT
from Blogger https://ift.tt/KvT0qAQ
via IFTTT
HMS Achilles alongside Aotea Quay, Wellington, in the late 1930s. Launched in 1932, the cruiser joined the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy in 1936.