1963 view of the RNZN facility at Devonport, across from Auckland, provided to Google Earth by the North Shore City Council
Royal New Zealand Navy 13 ship classes documented with 22 vessel captures
Frigates
Anzac Class LOA 358′ TDISP 3,600 tons (2 active) in service since 1997
HMNZS Te Mana F-111 during RIMPAC, July 2018 US Navy 4585399 PO2 Devin Langer
Leander Class LOA 372′ TDISP 3,200 tons (4 served with RNZN, all retired, 3 sunk as dive sites, 1 scrapped)
HMNZS Wellington F-69 (1982 – 1999) originally HMS Bacchante (1969 – 1982) sunk 2005 near Wellington as dive wreck
HMNZS Wellington at a pier, Apia, Samoa 1987 [Detail of] NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SC-92-06486 OS2 John Bouvia
HMNZS Wellington alongside the French naval vessel Dumont D’Urville, Western Samoa, 1987 [Detail of] NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SC-92-05762 OS2 John Bouvia
Ghosting is from 1963 image of Devonport, which is overlaid in an area with no 1997 coverage.
HMNZS Canterbury F-421 (1971 – 2005) sunk as dive reef 2007
Rothesay Class LOA 370′ TDISP 2,200 tons (2 served with RNZN, 1960 – 1983)
Note distinctive pulpit style bridge front, and well deck for the dual Limbo ASW mortars on the quarterdeck, which were removed in the late 1970s. RN ship listing also has a modernized Rothesay
HMNZS Taranaki at Pearl Harbor ca. 1963 U.S. Department of Defense [Public domain] orginal source US Navy All Hands Magazine Feb. 1964 p.20
Ca. 1955 Port view of HMNZS Kaniere F-426 (ex-HMS Loch Achray) © Australian War Memorial 306394
possibly HMNZS Hawea (F422),ex-HMS Loch Eck (K422)based on awnings fitted it looks like this could be during her service as a Harbour Training Ship.
Corvettes
Bathurst Class LOA 186′ TDISP 1,025 tons (4 served with RNZS 1952 – 1979) originally classified as minesweepers
HMNZS Stawell M-348 underway © IWM (FL 19351)
Multi-role vessel
HMNZS Canterbury L-421 (2007) LOA 430′ TDISP 9,000 tons
HMNZS Canterbury departing Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014 US Navy 1440980 LSIS Peter Thompson
Patrol Vessels
Protector Class (or Otago Class) Offshore Patrol LOA 279′ TDISP 1,900 tons in commission since 2010 (2 active)
HMNZS Wellington P-55 (2010)
HMNZS Otago P-148 (2010)
HMNZS Otago during cooperative patrols with USS Shoup, 2018 US Navy 4794873 Lt. Cmdr. William Hinson
Protector-class (also known as the Rotoiti class and the Lake class) Inshore Patrol LOA 180′ TDISP 340 tons (4, active since 2009, 2 laid up)
Moa Class LOA 89′ TDISP 105 tons (7 all retired)
HMNZS Hinau (1985 – 2007)
HMNZS Tarapunga (ca. 1985 – 2000) and HMNZS Takapu (ca. 1985 – 2000)
Replenishment / Resupply
HMNZS Endeavour A-11 LOA 453′ TDISP (loaded) 12,300 tons (1988 – 2017)
HMNZS Endeavour near Aloha Tower, Honululu, RIMPAC 2012 US Navy 619150 New Zealand Defence Force Photo by: LAC Amanda McErlich
Hydrographic Support or Diving Tenders
Unknown vessel at Naval Dockyard possibly newly commissioned HMNZS Manawanui (2019) originally built 2003 LOA 278′ TDISP 5,700 tons
Despite the attribution to the new Manawanui, we are doubtful of this identification. This vessel is similar, with the same distinctive paint scheme, but altogether has more structures at the stern.
HMNZS Resolution A-14 (former USN Stalwart-class) (1997-2012) LOA 223′ TDISP 2,300 tons
HMNZS Manawanui A-09 (1988 – 2018) LOA 141′ TDISP 911 tons
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