New Zealand Navy

Leander (Type 12I) class Frigate (1965-1995): HMNZS Waikato, Canterbury, Wellington, Southland Waitangi Day ! For this 6 February 2025, here is a special about cold war New Zealand Frigates, the Waikato class, specifically ordered in Britain, two standard Leander Batch 2 and two “broad beam” Leander, widely considered the best British mid-cold war frigates. In … Read more

Royal New Zealand Navy Flagship 1955-1990 Waitangi Day ! Probably the best remembered large warship of the cold war RNZN: Royalist (C89). She was a modified Dido class cruiser tailored for the needs of the RNZN but also Scotts yard envisioned to procure other customers such reconstruction and modernization, like Pakistan. Royalist was modernised at … Read more