Hmnzs wellington leanderclass frigate national museum of. Fijis future guardianclass patrol boat to honour fallen. A book was written about this tragic event after the war, in harms way by doug stanton and available at. For more information about the history and finer diving details please click here. This book is the story of a naval base, of the ships and men who sailed out of it to fight in the maori wars in the days of queen victoria, and of its subsequent history. Hmnzs leander leander class light cruiser including convoy escort movements. Visit canterbury dive the bay of islands eco dive attraction at deep water cove hmnzs canterbury history the rnzn hmnzs canterbury is a leander class frigate built in scotland for the royal new zealand navy and commissioned in 1971. Succumbing to leander s soft words and to his argument that aphrodite, as the goddess of love, would scorn the worship of a virgin, hero allowed him to make love to her. Hmnzs canterbury wreck diving 01 deck penetration youtube. Media in category hmnzs leander 75 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Note leanders pattern camouflage, and the pby catalina flying boat on the water in the far right distance. The leander served in the royal navy until april 1937, when the ship was transferred to new zealand and became the hmnzs leander. The white ensign in new zealand this book is written by rear admiral john oconnell ross.
Hms gambia pennant number 48, later c48 was a fijiclass light cruiser of the royal navy. She arrived at rosyth in september and refit work was continued. The y turret and director tower from hms achilles at the main gate of. Hmnzs canterbury replaces the leander class frigate canterbury f421, which was decommissioned in 2005, and sunk in the bay of islands. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973. Hms leander 75 was commissioned in 1933 and served with the home fleet.
Leander had been loaned to the royal new zealand navy a few months earlier. Leander 2002 pt jerningham, wellington leander 2001 asc, oraki bay, auckland leander 2000 cymbc, lyttelton leander 1999 pt jerningham, wellington boats and personalities acid rock 1992 milestone for the mighty r class hmnzs leander hmnzs leander casualties jest. Information from new zealand history online about the. Hmnzs canterbury f421 paihia, new zealand landmark. Baird maritime, launched in 1978, is one of the worlds premier maritime publishing houses the company produces the leading maritime new portal, home of the world famous work boat world, fishing boat world, ship world, ausmarine, and commercial mariner subsites, and the industryleading ship brokerage platforms and. Leander was laid down on 8 september 1930, launched on 24 september 1931 and commissioned into the royal navy on 23 march 1933.
Although its early war was quieter than the achilles, the leander was to see dramtic action in the pacific war. The leanderclass, or type 12m frigates, comprising twentysix vessels, was among the most numerous and longlived classes of frigate in the royal navys modern history. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Here we see rex edward wood on the left, one of the crew of hmnzs leander at the battle of kolombangara, july 1943, where the cruiser was badly damaged and effectively knocked out of the war many thanks to his son kieron wood for sending us this picture. The plan had been to repair and modernise the leander, but in july an accidental explosion in a british dockyard created a cruiser crisis by severely damaging the achilles, undergoing repair after a. New zealanders in world war 2 rnzn christchurch city libraries. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The class was built in three batches between 1960 and 1968, each batch with a distinct role. See engage the enemy more closely by c barnett and naval staff history hmso2002. Crown colony class cruisers of the royal new zealand navy, dido class cruisers of the royal new zealand navy, leander class cruisers of the royal new zealand navy, pearl class cruisers of the royal new zealand navy, hmnzs achilles, hms royalist, hms black prince, hms gambia, hms bellona, hms philomel, hmnzs leander, hms chatham. Hmnzs leander nzhistory, new zealand history online. For many years, leander remained primarily a rural community, well grounded in its agricultural roots. Leanderclass frigate wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. After damage to hmnzs achilles and hmnzs leander, the gambia was transferred to the royal new zealand navy in 1943.
In 1937, she replaced the danae class cruiser, dunedin in the new zealand division of the royal navy. The passing of the naval defence act 19 created the new zealand naval forces as a separate division within the royal navy. Hmnzs canterbury was one of two broad beam leanderclass frigates operated by the royal new. Alexander, wife of labours first lord of the admiralty. Hmnzs achilles was a leander class light cruiser which served with the royal new zealand navy in the second world war, the second of five in the class. Hms leander sailed from boston on 27845 and after call at montreal to embark gold reserves took passage to uk.
Books written by sailors rnzn communicators association. The leanderclass cruisers achilles and leander were the royal new zealand navys main combat units when it succeeded the new zealand division of the royal navy on 1 october 1941 at which point their designation changed from hms to hmnzs. She was named after the then crown colony of the gambia, and has been the only ship of the royal navy to bear the name. Hmshmnzs leander leanderclass cruiser national museum. In late 1945 the new zealand government announced plans to replace the cruisers hmnzs achilles and gambia with updated cruisers. The life of hmnzs leander national museum of the royal. They will be talking about leanders past, present and future with robert treharnejones, olympic commentator and rowing historian, as chair.
Jack s harker a comprehensive account of the naval history of new zealand and the rnzns role in. The republic of fiji navy has confirmed that its newest guardianclass patrol boat will be named rfns savenaca the vessel honours seaman savenaca naulutuma, a fijiborn royal new zealand navy sailor who was killed in action while serving aboard the cruiser hmnzs leander at the battle of kolombangara in the solomon islands in world war ii. The following books have been written by sailors on their life experiences, the ships in which they served and record the history that we all enjoy. Royal new zealand navy nzhistory, new zealand history online. Note leander s pattern camouflage, and the pby catalina flying boat on the water in the far right distance.
Website links and books related to the battle of the river plate. Several days earlier, on 27th february, leander had sunk the small italian armed merchant cruiser ramb 1 and rescued 103 survivors. The birth and growth of the royal new zealand navy book. During world war ii, the leander worked primarily in the pacific and indian oceans and on 27 february 1941 she located and destroyed the italian auxiliary cruiser ramb 1. Hmshmnzs leander leander class cruiser leander was the name ship for a class of five light cruisers fitted with twin turret 6inch guns. Amounts shown in italicised text are for items listed in currency other than euros and are approximate conversions to euros based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Leander class cruisers of the indian navy, leander class cruisers of the royal australian navy, leander class cruisers of the royal navy, leander class cruisers of the royal new zealand navy, hmas sydney, hmas hobart, hms ajax, hmnzs achilles, hmas perth, hms neptune, hmnzs leander, hms orion, ins delhi, hms apollo, hms phaeton, hms. Sep 14, 2016 island bay, wellington, new zealand hmnzs wellington was a leander class frigate of the royal navy and the royal new zealand navy rnzn. The leanderclass, or type 12i frigates, comprising twentysix vessels, was among the most numerous and longlived classes of frigate in the royal navys modern history. By the 1980s, various studies had been carried out into suitable replacements for the ageing frigates otago and taranaki whose hulls were now over 20 years old. Britishnew zealand light cruiser, 1933 at anchor in solomon islands waters, 25 july 1943. Rex edward wood, crew of hmnzs leander at battle of. Harker, i did have the one on the hmnzs achillies, i lent it out but it never was returned, as for well done leander, one book i constantly got out of the riccarton high school library, always returned and had be meaning to get a copy, close to it couple years back.
She was the lead ship of a class of eight ships, the leanderclass light cruiser and was initially named hms leander. By now, the united states dominated the air, forcing japanese surface ships to sail at night to supply their garrisons. When the royal new zealand navy came into being on 1 october 1941, its main combat units were two leander class cruisers. See leander class cruiser for the cruiser class of the same name. New zealanders in world war 2 rnzn christchurch city. Island bay, wellington, new zealand hmnzs wellington was a. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. During world war ii, the leander worked primarily in the pacific and indian oceans and on 27 february 1941 she located and destroyed the italian auxiliary cruiser ramb 1 near the maldive islands. New zealand light cruiser, 1933 in suva harbor, fiji, in february 1942. When the royal new zealand navy came into being on 1 october 1941, its main combat units were two leanderclass cruisers. The royal nz navys birdclass ships covers the story of moa, kiwi and tui.
Harker, i did have the one on the hmnzs achillies, i lent it out but it never was returned, as for well done leander, one book i constantly got out of the riccarton high school library, always returned and had be meaning to get a. Originally, the british royal navy was solely responsible for the naval security of new zealand. Well done leander by harker, jack s and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wallabies in the year of the rat drydock dreams games.
Originally commissioned in 1969 for the royal navy as hms bacchante, she joined the rnzn in 1982. The book includes numerous images and diagrams showing the ship, its layout and dive routes. The leander silhouette became synonymous with the royal navy through. Because british shipyards were fully occupied, the admiralty ordered the ship to boston, reaching the american city on 23 december 1943. Hero would light a lamp at the top of her tower to guide his way. Leander was then on loan to the royal new zealand navy. Note the supermarine walrus aircraft on her catapult, amidships, and her recentlyinstalled twin fourinch antiaircraft gun mounts. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. At the battle of kolombagara, leander was heavily damaged by a long lance torpedo, causing many casualties, and sending the ship to repairs for two years. Category for hmnzs wellington, a retired royal navy leander class frigate, during its service with the royal new zealand navy. Click here to learn more and book tickets to the literary festival. Hms black prince was in new zealand waters when the decision was announced that her and her sister ship hms bellona would be commissioned into service with the rnzn.
Repairing and refitting leander was to take 21 months and the ship was paid off from the royal new zealand navy on 8 may 1944. The leander class cruisers achilles and leander were the royal new zealand navys main combat units when it succeeded the new zealand division of the royal navy on 1 october 1941 at which point their designation changed from hms to hmnzs. The leander class, informally known as the type 12i, comprising twentysix frigate s, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the royal navy s modern history. She was sunk in the indian ocean before she could reach her intended destination details and construction. Hmnzs canterburys later visited timaru between 4 and 6 july before arriving at the devonport naval base, the home of the navy, in late july.
For further information, you can check the libraries catalogue. Here we see rex edward wood on the left, one of the crew of hmnzs leander at the battle of kolombangara, july 1943, where the cruiser was badly damaged and effectively knocked out of the war. A world war ii veteran and the lastknown surviving crew member from new zealands famous warship, the hms leander, has died. Hmnzs leander britishnew zealand light cruiser, 1933 underway in gatun lake, panama canal, 19 july 1937.
She was the lead ship of a class of eight ships, the leander class light cruiser and was initially named hms leander. Her sister ships were achilles, neptune, orion, ajax. She was one of two leanders built for the rnzn, the other being the batch 3 hmnzs canterbury. Our huge worldwide range of books about the navy and naval ships. Hmnzs waikato f55 was a leander batch 2ta frigate of the royal new zealand navy rnzn.
It had an unusually high public profile, due to the popular bbc televi. Hmnzs inverell 1973, bathurst class corvette ship tracker. Battle of the river plate examines the first battle undertaken by a new zealand warship. The italian ship ramb i was a prewar banana boat converted to an auxiliary cruiser during world war ii. Hmnzs blackpool new the book is written by gerry wright and is the story of hmnzs blackpool. New zealands biggest warships, they were also to become our most famous. The leanderclass, or type 12i frigates, 1 comprising twentysix vessels, was among the most numerous and longlived classes of frigate in the royal navys modern history. This is the story of hmnzs blackpool, and those who served in her, during her. Serving as a shipping escort in the indian ocean after the beginning of world war ii, hmnzs leander sank the italian raider ramb i off india in 1941 as well as two. Hms leander was built in his majestys dockyard devonport, england, being the name ship for a class of light cruisers.
When incorporated, leanders population was just around 300 people, but in the early 1990s the population had grown to just over 3,300. The birth and growth of the royal new zealand navy. Read an online edition of this book at nzetc new zealand official war histories. Leander fell in love with hero and would swim every night across the hellespont to be with her.
Many of the ships company then joined hmnzs achilles when that ship recommissioned later in the month. There was a book published back in the late 70searly 80s entitled well done leander by jack harker. It had an unusually high public profile, due to the popular bbc television drama series warship. University of toronto essay question jokes essay on my favourite book holy quran in. The leander silhouette became synonymous with the royal navy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. History of their design and development, 195890 by richard osborne, david sowdon isbn. Hmnzs leander casualties r class light weight, high. Leanderclass frigate project gutenberg selfpublishing. Loaned to new zealand, commissioned as hmnzs leander in september 1941. Hmnzs leander archives naval historical society of australia. This book may also be used as a general reference when conducting research on leander class frigates or diving on other leanders and variants sunk as dive wrecks including hms scylla, hmnzs waikato, hmnzs wellington and hmas swan.
Originally commissioned in 1969 for the royal navy as. Dec 12, 20 hmnzs canterbury f421, paihia, new zealand. Island bay, wellington, new zealand hmnzs wellington was a leander class frigate of the royal navy and the royal new zealand navy rnzn. An ex nz navy leander class frigate sunk in the bay of islands in new zealand in. A wreck penetration dive on the hmnzs canterbury with northland dive. Last days hmnzs leander nzhistory, new zealand history.
The leander never fought under the new zealand ensign again. Others followed called hmnzs achilles and hmnzs gambia and i think there was one called almost hmnzs neptune. Ramb i operated as an armed merchant in the red sea and was ordered to sail to japan after the fall of massawa in allied hands. In 1981 the rnzn announced it was purchasing two leanderclass frigates to replace hmnzs otago and taranaki. Players deploy and command land, sea, and air forces in order to conquer and control important victory cities. The author served aboard leander as a telegraphist and is a wonderful read. Hms achilles joins the royal navys south america division patrolling the south atlantic in search of. Although the usa had superior radar, the japanese were superb night fighters, using the cover of darkness to launch their formidable type93 610mm 24inch long lance torpedo from a distance of up to 20 km, twice the range the allies expected. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the national archives.
Hmnzs black prince didoclass cruiser national museum. The follow up regard to the official navy pamphlets, small books, good friend is currently trying to dig up the source for these, on top of that jack s harkers book those two would be a great addition, last evening i found out i may get the book hmnzs achilles returned due to the interest created over the last few weeks so that is a great beginning. Aged 97, desmond des price died in auckland on october 4, 2017. As the greater austin area grew, so did many outlying communities such as leander. Hmnzs leander was a light cruiser which served with the royal new zealand navy during world war ii. She was in the service of the royal new zealand navy rnzn as hmnzs gambia from 1943 to 1946. Hmnzs leander hmnzs leander nzhistory, new zealand. Originally constructed by the royal navy, she was loaned to new zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new royal new zealand navy in 1941. She was powered by two steam turbines developing 30,000 horsepower through twin shafts. Hmnzs leander information from new zealand history online about the leanderclass cruisers achilles and leander. In 1965, in an effort to maintain four operational. Nowhere is it suggested that hmnzs leander had anything to do with the action.
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