Category Archives: Frigates – ANZAC Class – HMNZS Te Mana F111

U.S., Allies Hold Major Ballistic Missile Defense Drill; New Zealand Starts Pacific Patrol

Dzirhan Mahadzir – August 18, 2026 11:38 AM U.S. 3rd Fleet, multinational partners and the Missile Defense Agency wrapped up ballistic missile defense exercise Pacific Dragon 2026 on Saturday around the Hawaiian Islands. Meanwhile, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Task Group which had earlier participated in the Rim of the Pacific 2026 will carryContinue reading “U.S., Allies Hold Major Ballistic Missile Defense Drill; New Zealand Starts Pacific Patrol”

New Zealand warships in S. Korea

General 11:44 August 20, 2026

Multinational ships return to Pearl Harbor for the final days of RIMPAC 2026 -HMNZS Te Mana (F111)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.29.2026 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Analice Baker  Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet              Subscribe Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the final events of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 29, 2026. Thirty nations, 30Continue reading “Multinational ships return to Pearl Harbor for the final days of RIMPAC 2026 -HMNZS Te Mana (F111)”

Public tours Royal New Zealand Navy frigate during RIMPAC 26 open ship event

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 06.27.2026 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shardenae Pyper  Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet             Visitors tour the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) during an open ship day at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 26, June 27, 2026. ThirtyContinue reading “Public tours Royal New Zealand Navy frigate during RIMPAC 26 open ship event”

HMNZS Te Mana (F111) is one of ten Anzac-class frigates and one of two serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). https://ift.tt/75SlA9i

Op Crucible – HMNZS Te Mana Drone Photos The name Te Mana is Māori, approximately translating as ‘status’ or ‘authority’ (for further information on this term, see Mana). The ship was laid down under the joint Anzac project by Tenix Defence at Williamstown, Victoria in 1996, launched in 1997, and commissioned into the RNZN in 1999. In 2003 and 2004 and 2013–2014, Te Mana wasContinue reading “HMNZS Te Mana (F111) is one of ten Anzac-class frigates and one of two serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). https://ift.tt/75SlA9i”