Royal New Zealand Navy
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The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of eight ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act 1913, and the subsequent
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HMNZS Leander and USS St. Louis fire on Jintsu
HMNZS Achilles
HMS Royalist (89) in Waitemata Harbour, 1956
HMNZS Aotearoa
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HMNZS Aotearoa, formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the ship to the Navy in June 2020,
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…frigates, helicopters, and four other vessels near the disputed Spratly Islands. In late September 2024 Defence Minister Judith Collins confirmed that HMNZS Aotearoa had sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait with HMAS Sydney. In response, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that…
HMNZS Aotearoa in 2022
Aotearoa's wave-piercing bow
Aotearoa refuelling USS Howard in 2021