Jack Passings June 2026
ELLIOT, Julie Margot. WREN RP RNZN – Peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday 12th April, 2026;
Read MoreUpdate on Chief Radio Supervisor James Frank Blackburn
Many members will be saddened to learn that Chief Petty Officer Radio Supervisor James Frank Blackburn, our Patron is not
Read MorePersonnel who served in Antarctica between 1962 and 1979.
The NZDF has embarked on a project seeking information on individuals who served on the Antarctica continent 1962 to 1979.
Read MoreAustralia begins life extension effort for Collins submarines, announces A$11 billion cost over ten years
The Australian government on 19 May 2026 has officially announced the launch of the so-called “life of type extension effort”
Read MoreUkraine Just Pulled This Off… Russia Was HELPLESS
A Ukrainian Patriot air defense battery set up in a tree line in southern Ukraine with one mission: intercept a
Read MoreJack Passings – May 2026
⚓️CAMPBELL Sadie NZ17422Sadly our shipmate CTB. RIP Buddy you will be sadly missed ⚓️JOHNSTON David RNZN 12464 (Korea)On 4 May
Read MorePassing of a Signalman
Regret to advise that Chief Petty Yeoman of Signals Frank Saunders crossed the bar at 1100 hours, 17 May 2026.
Read MoreNaval History Lesson – HMS Dunedin
D-Class cruiser ordered from Armstrong’s High Walker shipyard at Newcastle on Tyne in July 1917 and laid down on 5th November that
Read MoreLong Lunch – Swashbucklers
A great turnout today at the ‘Long Lunch’, with a number of ex-Naval personnel and their wives enjoying a wonderful
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