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World War II auxiliary ships of New Zealand (1 P) C. World War II cruisers of New Zealand (3 P) F. Flower-class corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy (2 P) M.
Soldiers of the 2nd NZEF, 20th Battalion, C Company marching in Baggush, Egypt, September 1941.. The military history of New Zealand during World War II began when New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Nazi Germany with the United Kingdom in 1939, and expanded to the Pacific War when New Zealand declared war on Imperial Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Hinau was the first of four composite minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was commissioned on 23 July 1942. The others were Manuka , Rimu and Tawhai . She served in the LL Group (later renamed to the 194th Auxiliary minesweeping division) [ 7 ] which was located at Auckland . but would occasionally visit Wellington and ...
Training ship Training ship HMNZS Kiwi: P3554 Moa class: Inshore patrol: 1983 2007 Now MV Sarasu, privately owned and based in Melbourne Australia HMNZS Lachlan: K364 Survey ship: 1949 1974 Converted WWII River-class frigate: HMNZS Leander: C75 Leander class: Cruiser: 1941 1948 Served in the New Zealand Division 1937–1941. Returned to RN in ...
The first ship given by the British government for the New Zealand Naval Forces was the cruiser HMS Philomel, which escorted New Zealand land forces to occupy the German colony of Samoa in 1914. Philomel saw further action under the command of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea , and the Persian Gulf .
HMNZS Leander was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of the Leander class. The ship initially served as HMS Leander in the Royal Navy before her transfer to New Zealand in 1937. In 1945, the ship was returned to the Royal Navy as HMS Leander and was involved in the Corfu ...
During World War II, surface raiders and submarines of the Axis powers, primarily Germany and Japan, conducted naval activities in various parts of the world, including the waters around New Zealand. In the early stages of the war, German surface raiders operated in the South Pacific region.
HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class.She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War.She was launched in 1931 for the Royal Navy, loaned to New Zealand in 1936 and transferred to the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941.