Ships of The New Zealand Division
Sortable list covering the period from the inception of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy in 1921 to the formation of the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 October 1941.
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Name | Pnnt | Type | Class | Com | Decom | Notes |
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HMS Achilles | 70 | Cruiser | Leander class | 1936 | 1941 | 1941–1946 was HMNZS Achilles in the RNZN |
HMS Auckland | L61 | Convoy sloop | Grimsby class | 1938 | 1939 | Nominated only. |
HMS Chatham | Cruiser | Town class | 1920 | 1924 | Replaced by Dunedin in 1924 | |
HMS Diomede | D92 | Cruiser | Danae class | 1926 | 1935 | Replaced by Achilles in 1936 |
HMS Dunedin | D93 | Cruiser | Danae class | 1924 | 1937 | Replaced by Leander in 1937 |
HMS Laburnum | T48 | Convoy sloop | Acacia class | 1922 | 1935 | Flower class sloop |
HMS Leander | Cruiser | Leander class | 1937 | 1941 | 1941–1944 was HMNZS Leander in the RNZN | |
HMS Leith | L36 | Convoy sloop | Grimsby class | 1934 | 1939 | |
RFA Nucula | L61 | Fleet oiler | 1924 | 1937 | oil hulk 1937–1947 | |
HMS Philomel | Cruiser | Pearl class | 1921 | 1941 | "Cradle of the Navy." 1914–1921 was HMS Philomel in the NZ Naval Forces. 1941–1947 became HMNZS Philomel in the RNZN | |
HMS Puriri (T02) | T02 | Minesweeper | Converted merchant ship | 1941 | 1941 | 14 May 1941 struck a German mine 9 miles NE of the Whangarei heads and sank with the loss of five crew members. |
HMS Torch | Convoy sloop | 1921 | 1924 | 1914–1921 was HMS Torch in the NZ Naval Forces. Also called a gun boat. Wrecked in Chatham Islands. Picture | ||
HMS Veronica | T67 | Convoy sloop | Acacia class | 1920 | 1934 | Flower class sloop |
HMS Wellington | L65 | Convoy sloop | Grimsby class | 1935 | 1939 | |
HMS Wakakura | T00 | Minesweeper | Castle class | 1926 | 1941 | 1941–1945 was HMNZS Wakakura in the RNZN |
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