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  2. Fiji-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    Fiji – In 1940 Fiji was torpedoed by a German U-boat but survived. In 1941, during the Battle of Crete, Fiji was damaged by a bomb from a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft, after having survived 20 bomb hits, this one caused her to list; further bomb hits increased the list and the cruiser rolled over an hour later. 523 of her crew were ...

  3. Drua - Wikipedia

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    Drua, also known as na drua, n'drua, ndrua or waqa tabu ("sacred canoe", Fijian pronunciation: [waᵑɡa taᵐbu]), is a double-hull sailing boat that originated in the south-western Pacific islands. Druas do not tack but rather shunt (stern becomes the bow and vice versa).

  4. Camakau - Wikipedia

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    1846 drawing of the boats from Fiji. Camakau (Fijian pronunciation: [ða ma kau], sometimes spelled thamakau) are a traditional watercraft of Fiji.Part of the broader Austronesian tradition, they are similar to catamarans, outrigger canoes, or smaller versions of the drua, but are larger than a takia. [1]

  5. RFNS Puamau - Wikipedia

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    The future crew of Puamau left Fiji on 2 January 2024 aboard RFNS Kikau for training on the new ship. [3] Puamau was delivered to Australia on 7 March, who then gifted the vessel to the government of Fiji and the Fijian Navy with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in attendance. [1] [4] Puamau sailed for Fiji, arriving on 4 May. [3]

  6. RFNS Kikau - Wikipedia

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    RFNS Kikau (202) is a Pacific-class patrol boat operated by Fiji and launched in 1995. She was designed and built by Australia.Australia agreed to provide twenty-two patrol boats to twelve of its neighbours and fellow members of the Pacific Forum, after the recently concluded United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea extended maritime nations' exclusive economic zone to 200 kilometres ...

  7. Takia (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    Takia are a traditional watercraft of Fiji. They are a type of outrigger canoe that is smaller than a camakau, which in turn is smaller than a drua. A takia hull is a dugout made from any suitable wood. They rarely have sails, and do not feature a centreboard. An oar is used as a rudder. [1] [2] [3]