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A shipping notice announcing the arrival of the Prince of Wales and of the Currin Family to Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 42, 24 December 1842, Page 166 This article has been automatically clipped from the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle Prince of Wales Ship: 582 tons Captain: Alexander Alexander Surgeon...
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Air Force rescue
Air Force rescues fisherman at sea for a week MICHAEL FIELD Last updated 11:26 07/03/2012 Share Print Text Size SPOTTED: On a lonely expanse of the Pacific. South Pacific Sea Shepherd claims whaler shut down 1955 Pacific mystery to be finally marked Fiji...
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Courageous Sailor Wins Top Navy Award
Courageous Sailor Wins Top Navy Award Thursday, 15 March 2012, 4:59 pm Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force Media Release 14 March 2012 Courageous Sailor Wins Top Navy Award When a fellow shipmate was injured during the Navy’s response to the MV RENA...
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Adventurers follow in the footsteps of Shackleton
Adventurers follow in the footsteps of Shackleton a century on News Adventurers follow in the footsteps of Shackleton a century on 20 March 2012 A Royal Marine and petty officer will join four fellow adventurers to recreate the epic rescue journey made...
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HMS Daring enjoys ‘truly amazing’ experience working with American carriers
Daring enjoys ‘truly amazing’ experience working with American carriers News Daring enjoys ‘truly amazing’ experience working with American carriers 21 March 2012 Britain’s most advanced warship, HMS Daring, has worked with two American aircraft carrier...
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NZ and Australian navies and Exercise Triton
Royal Australian Navy Tests Itself in West Posted on Mar 21st, 2012 with tags Australian, itself, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Royal, Tests, West. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is on track to prove its mission readiness this month as its Fleet embarks...
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HMNZS RESOLUTION
Navy ship led search in Foveaux Strait tragedy When news broke on March 15 that a fishing boat with nine people on board had capsized in Foveaux Strait, the team on HMNZS RESOLUTION had already switched from training mode to search and rescue mode and...
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Emirate debut for HMS Daring
Emirate debut for Daring News Emirate debut for Daring 23 March 2012 HMS Daring has made her debut in Kuwait on the latest stage of her inaugural deployment to the Gulf. Britain’s first Type 45 destroyer hosted a succession of officers attending Kuwaiti...
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HMS Vigilant era resumes as submarine sails again
Vigilant era resumes as submarine sails again News Vigilant era resumes as submarine sails again 27 March 2012 The most powerful weapon in the Navy’s arsenal, ballistic missile submarine HMS Vigilant, sailed for the first time in more than three years...
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HMS Sultan - is that the spiritual home of stokers?? Cannot remember
Sultan sailors make impressive sight at Ceremonial Divisions News Sultan sailors make impressive sight at Ceremonial Divisions 28 March 2012 Some 600 sailors and soldiers formed up on HMS Sultan’s parade ground for the base’s first Ceremonial Divisions...
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HMS Westminster and USS Abraham Lincoln
Westminster demonstrates firmness in the right alongside Abe News Westminster demonstrates firmness in the right alongside Abe 29 March 2012 HMS Westminster was invited to work alongside the most powerful naval formation on the Seven Seas – an American...
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HMS Liverpool bows out
Liverpool bows out leaving “an enduring legacy” News Liverpool bows out leaving “an enduring legacy” 30 March 2012 The last act in the proud career of HMS Liverpool was played out today under brilliant sunshine as the ship was formally decommissioned...
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Air Force celebrates 75 years with airshow
Air Force celebrates 75 years with airshow 8:42 AM Saturday Mar 31, 2012 Email Print Planes from Australia, New Caledonia, and the US are joining today's airshow at Ohakea to celebrate the Air Force's 75th birthday. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle Around fifty...
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Arms dealer sentenced to prison
Arms dealer sentenced to prison Updated 13 minutes ago A Russian arms dealer has been sentenced to prison for 25 years by a US judge in New York. Viktor Bout, who was the subject of a book titled Merchant of Death, was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 after...
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ANZUS returning??
US Marines to train in New Zealand VERNON SMALL Last updated 18:24 10/04/2012 Share Print Text Size Politics Paid parental leave extension backed 'Hazardous' decision for NZ-bound asylum seekers Marie Shroff: Privacy lessons for the public sector Greens'...
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For all the Diver Dan's out there
Big bangs on Easter Day as Navy divers blow up two wartime bombs in the Thames Estuary News Big bangs on Easter Day as Navy divers blow up two wartime bombs in the Thames Estuary 10 April 2012 Royal Navy divers from Portsmouth blew up two wartime pieces...
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Another new one for the RN
World’s best Defender almost ready to sign for the Navy News World’s best Defender almost ready to sign for the Navy 10 April 2012 The fifth of Britain’s Type 45 destroyers is ‘tuned to optimum performance’ after completing her second period of sea trials...
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Things a little unsettled
Philippine Warship in Standoff With China Vessels Article Comments (35) MORE IN WORLD » Email Print Save ↓ More smaller Larger By JAMES HOOKWAY The Philippine government Wednesday said its newest warship is locked in a standoff with two Chinese surveillance...
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Why the UK's carriers will not be 'airfields at sea'
Why the UK's carriers will not be 'airfields at sea' Print By: PETER COLLINS 20 hours ago Source: Stick or twist? That is the choice facing UK defence secretary Philip Hammond, who is poised to announce a decision on the future of the nation's carrier...
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HMS Daring
Wet decks and DIMDEX for Daring in the Gulf News Wet decks and DIMDEX for Daring in the Gulf 11 April 2012 HMS Daring has flown the flag for the Royal Navy – and UK industry – at the biggest naval showcase in the Middle East. Britain’s most advanced warship,...
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Well, there you go - National treasures 13 April 2012 2012 has begun for the world of female boxing in the RN with its fighters on a high.
National treasures 13 April 2012 2012 has begun for the world of female boxing in the RN with its fighters on a high. Indeed all three members of the RN ladies team who represented the Service at the National Championships returned from Liverpool with...
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HMS Belfast, last of the big guns
Big-gun Belfast is back as cruiser prepares to re-open to the public News Big-gun Belfast is back as cruiser prepares to re-open to the public 13 April 2012 Britain’s last ‘big-gun’ warship will open its gangway once more to the public next month after...
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Navy Rugby in UK
Navy blow away the Eire force 13 April 2012 THE Royal Navy Rugby Union Senior XV renewed its rivalry with the Irish Defence Forces in Portsmouth last month. This was the 11th meeting of the two sides, the first being in 2002 at London Welsh. The overall...
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Great picture
Astronaut captures Banks Peninsula Last updated 09:44 15/04/2012 Share Print Text Size 0 comments 1 of 8 ESA/NASA Banks Peninsula. « Previous Next » An astronaut on the International Space Station has used new technology to capture an image of Banks Peninsula...
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Battle of Jutland - a bit of naval history
Portsmouth and Jutland: the forgotten battle? If you had to pick one sea battle with which Portsmouthis irrevocably linked, it would probably be the Battle of Trafalgar. In terms of Portsmouth’s place in the nation’s history, Trafalgar, Nelson and 1805...