New Zealand Naval Forces was the name given to a division of the Royal Navy. The division was formed in 1913 and it operated under this name until 1921...
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British government for the New Zealand Naval Forces was the cruiser HMS Philomel, which escorted New Zealand land forces to occupy the German colony...
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Zealand Division (1921–1941) or New Zealand Naval Forces (1913–21) or earlier vessels up to 1913. Current Royal New Zealand Navy ships "Navy's newest patrol...
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New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; Māori: Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, lit. "Line of Defence of New Zealand") is the three-branched military of New Zealand...
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Zealand. The passing of the Naval Defence Act 1913 created the New Zealand Naval Forces as a separate division within the Royal Navy. At its establishment...
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A range of naval vessels were used in New Zealand from its early settlement years to the formation of the New Zealand Naval Forces in 1913. In the mid-19th...
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served the Royal Navy with distinction. The Naval Defence Act 1913 formally established the New Zealand Naval Forces, and the old RN cruiser HMS Philomel was...
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and is identical to the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces that had been instituted in 1958. One medal can be awarded annually...
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King's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces was retrospectively instituted for New Zealand in 1958, the first medal having already...
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maintained a number of naval installations in New Zealand during the Pacific War of World War II. Many were built by the US Navy Seabees, Naval Construction Battalions...
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The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). The first Naval Volunteer...
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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...
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New Zealand Defence Force alongside the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in 1845, as the New Zealand Military Forces, the...
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George VI approved the designation “Royal New Zealand Navy” for the regular element of the New Zealand Naval Forces; including Reserve and Volunteer Reserve...
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During the Sinai and Palestine campaign, 543 New Zealanders died. A cruiser of the New Zealand Naval Forces, HMS Philomel, was also deployed to the Red...
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SS Maheno (category Use New Zealand English from January 2017)
She was also used as a ship by the New Zealand Naval Forces during World War I; as His Majesty's New Zealand Hospital Ship No. 1. She was washed ashore...
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of the New Zealand Naval Forces (New Zealand Navy) Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (British Naval forces) Queen's...
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the New Zealand Naval Forces Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Military Forces Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Air Force Cadet Forces Medal...
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Devonport Naval Base is the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport, New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore. It is currently the only...
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Champion Shots of the Air Forces was followed by the institution of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces in 1958 and the Queen's...
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flag. Thereafter the new command took on a more tri-service character. British Armed Forces in Gibraltar had been predominantly naval-led since the 1890s...
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The New Zealand White Ensign (also known as the New Zealand Naval Ensign or the Royal New Zealand Navy Ensign) is a naval ensign used by ships of the...
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The Naval Service (Irish: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh) is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish...
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The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is a statutory position in the British Armed Forces, usually held by an admiral. As the highest-ranking...
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the New Zealand Naval Forces Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces Cadet Forces Medal...
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HMNB Devonport (redirect from His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport)
His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde...
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naval trawlers or landing craft. This article is about the equivalent boats used in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). From 1921 until 1941 the New Zealand...
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who served in France or Belgium. New Zealand also contributed to the war at sea, with the New Zealand Naval Forces being a division of the Royal Navy...
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New Zealand military ranks are largely based on those of the United Kingdom. The three services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) have their own rank structure...
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The British Armed Forces recognises service and personal accomplishments of individuals while a member of the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force...
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