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Royal New Zealand Navy
Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa(Māori)
Badge of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Founded
1 October 1941; 82 years ago (1941-10-01)
Country
Dominion of New Zealand (1941–1947)
New Zealand (1947-present)
Type
Navy
Role
Naval warfare
Size
2,047 active personnel
775 reserves
9 commissioned ships
Part of
New Zealand Defence Force
Garrison/HQ
Devonport Naval Base
Colours
Red White
March
Quick – "Heart of Oak" Playⓘ Slow – "E Pari Ra"
Mascot(s)
Anchor
Anniversaries
1 October 1941 (founded)
Fleet
2 frigates
2 offshore patrol vessels
2 inshore patrol vessels
1 landing ship logistics
1 replenishment oiler
1 hydrographic survey and diving support vessel
Engagements
World War II Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Cross border attacks in Sabah
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Iran–Iraq War
Gulf War
Solomon Islands
East Timor
Operation Enduring Freedom
Website
https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/navy/
Commanders
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief
Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro
Chief of Defence Force
Air Marshal Kevin Short
Chief of Navy
Rear Admiral David Proctor
Deputy Chief of Navy
Commodore Andrew Brown
Insignia
Logo
Naval ensign
Naval jack
Aircraft flown
Helicopter
Kaman SH2G(I) Super Seasprite
Military unit
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; Māori: Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, lit. 'Sea Warriors of New Zealand') is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act 1913, and the subsequent purchase of the cruiser HMS Philomel, which by 1921 had been moored in Auckland as a training ship. A slow buildup occurred during the interwar period, and then perhaps the infant Navy's most notable event occurred when HMS Achilles fought alongside two other Royal Navy cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate against the German ship, Graf Spee, in December 1939.
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