Royal Navy Cruiser HMS Achilles arrives home in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, from the Battle of the River Plate (1940) ~ Pathe News HMS Achilles (later HMNZS) was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy (New Zealand Division) and from October 1941 with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War, the second of five in the class. Originally constructed by the Royal Navy, she was loaned to New Zealand in 1936 before formally joining the new Royal New Zealand Navy

WATCH🎬 Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS Te Mana and crew are undertaking high-tempo warfare generation and damage control exercises as the ship sails across the Pacific on her way home to Aotearoa. #Force4NZ #NZNavy | NZ Defence Force

26K views · 703 reactions | WATCH Following their upgrade, our Anzac-class frigates now have the type of world-class combat and surveillance capability to provide a vital contribution wherever they are deployed to advance New Zealand’s interests from the sea. #NZNavy #Force4NZ | Royal New Zealand Navy | Facebook

73K views · 626 reactions | WATCH In the galley of HMNZS Canterbury, Royal New Zealand Navy chefs cook lunch for over 200 crew and embarked personnel. Full bellies are a must to keep our personnel moving and morale high but feeding an entire crew on board a ship can be a big job - nothing our highly skilled chefs can’t handle! #Force4NZ #NZNavy | NZ Defence Force | Facebook