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
HMNZS Leander and USS St. Louis fire on Jintsu
HMNZS Achilles
HMS Royalist (89) in Waitemata Harbour, 1956
Project Protector
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Project Protector was a Royal New Zealand Navy procurement project that was undertaken during the 2000s. At the start of the decade, the New Zealand government tasked the New Zealand Defence Force to
The offshore patrol vessel Otago (left), frigate Te Kaha (centre), and inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo (right) in Wellington in 2010. Otago and Taupo were developed under Project Protector.
Canterbury operating off Samoa during Pacific Partnership 2011
The offshore patrol vessel Wellington in Wellington Harbour during September 2010
The inshore patrol vessel Hawea entering Otago Harbour in August 2009