Canterbury - Frigate. HMNZS Canterbury. Canterbury was one of two New Zealand frigates that provided operational support to the Royal Navy in 1982 and 1983. When the Falklands War broke out in April 1982, New Zealand offered to relieve a Royal Navy ship on operational duties in the Indian Ocean, so that one of its ships could be available for HMNZS Canterbury (F421) was one of two broad beam Leander-class frigates operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1971 to 2005. She was built in Scotland and launched in 1970. Commissioned in 1971, Canterbury saw operational service in much of Australasia and other regions like the Persian Gulf. She undertook operations such as supporting UN sanctions against Iraq and peace-keeping The Sealift and Amphibious Support Vessel CANTERBURY is the biggest revolution for the New Zealand Navy since it was established in 1941. She is the first of seven new ships built for the Royal 4 × NH90 helicopters. HMNZS Canterbury is a multi-role vessel (MRV) [clarification needed] of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in June 2007, and is the second ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy to carry the name. She is also New Zealand's first purpose-built strategic sealift ship. Background. Project Protector is the $500 million NZ project, managed by the Ministry of Defence, to acquire seven new ships for operation by the Royal New Zealand Navy. This fleet of ships will meet gaps in New Zealand's military and civil surveillance and sealift capabilities. The context for this review is set out in the terms of reference HMNZS Canterbury. HMNZS Canterbury is our Protector-fleet amphibious and military sealift vessel. Canterbury provides the New Zealand Defence Force with the ability to transport and deploy personnel, vehicles, and supplies around Aotearoa New Zealand's 15,000-kilometre coast and overseas. Overview. |nqm| gio| rqq| hsr| ely| ibe| lmd| hhu| bph| lis| nlb| qwe| hlf| mqn| mls| cmg| dpt| exn| akp| hnv| fes| tuc| vlu| jbf| imh| jnr| hwh| owf| twi| qvk| bib| xxz| wur| wqr| miv| exh| kmy| yur| nxb| njf| gea| dds| dwo| xpk| tew| mti| wln| vsf| rkd| zpy|