Transfer To New Zealand
In 1913 the Admiralty agreed to lend HMS Philomel to New Zealand as a seagoing training cruiser to form the nucleus of the newly formed NZ Naval Forces, which was a new division of the Royal Navy. Philomel was commissioned for New Zealand service on 15 July 1914. She was the country's first warship.
| “ | Described as the "Cradle of the Navy" Philomel was the foundation stone on which the Royal New Zealand Navy was laid. | ” |
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—Sydney D. Walters |
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