Frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy

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Historic ships of the
Royal New Zealand Navy

Cruisers‎ Frigates‎ Corvettes‎ Minesweepers Patrol boats‎ Motor Launches Logistic support Survey and research‎         Diving tenders Training boats Port vessels Naval bases‎ Alphabetical list 1921–41 1913–21 Earlier

Commissioned frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 Oct 1941 to the present:

Contents 1 Loch class frigates 2 Whitby class frigates 3 Leander class frigates 4 Anzac class frigates 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Loch class frigates

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Hawea (F422)	1948-1965
HMNZS Kaniere (F426)	1948-1967
HMNZS Pukaki (F424)	1948-1966
HMNZS Rotoiti (F425)	1948-1967
HMNZS Taupo (F423)	1948-1962
HMNZS Tutira (F420)	1948-?

[edit] Whitby class frigates

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Blackpool
HMNZS Otago (F111)	1960-1983
HMNZS Taranaki (F148)

[edit] Leander class frigates

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Canterbury (F421)	1971–2005
HMNZS Southland (F104)
HMNZS Waikato (F55)	1965-1998
HMNZS Wellington (F69)	1982-2000

[edit] Anzac class frigates

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Te Kaha (F77)	1997-current
HMNZS Te Mana (F111)	1999-current

[edit] See also

• Current Royal New Zealand Navy ships

[edit] References

• Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Online
• McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 37-48. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
• Royal New Zealand Navy Official web site