New Zealand Built Ships

[Stokers Son]

Hi all,
Has New Zealand ever constructed her own warships? By this I mean destroyers, frigates or cruisers. If so could some member please inform me to which ones.
Thanking You
John

[Old Salt]

Hi all,
Has New Zealand ever constructed her own warships? By this I mean destroyers, frigates or cruisers. If so could some member please inform me to which ones.
Thanking You
John

Hi John

Prior to recent years all our larger ships were all UK built. The current Anzac frigates Te Kaha and Te Mana were built in Australia. Some components were built in NZ and shipped over.

The largest NZ built are the current Inshore Patrol Craft (see thread 'Protector Class ships.)

Brian

[Stokers Son]

Hi Brian,
Thank you for the answer. It is a pity that you have never built your own ships as New Zealand has always taken a huge amount of pride in their work.
It may have also opened up a market for Australia to purchase, instead of building the junk we now call warships. Your patrol boats look almost the same as ours is there any reason why they can only proceed 24 klms out to sea.
Regards
John

[Old Salt]

Hi Brian,
Thank you for the answer. It is a pity that you have never built your own ships as New Zealand has always taken a huge amount of pride in their work.
It may have also opened up a market for Australia to purchase, instead of building the junk we now call warships. Your patrol boats look almost the same as ours is there any reason why they can only proceed 24 klms out to sea.
Regards
John

John

Thanks for those kind remarks. We do not have the resources to build large warships in NZ, not a cost effective proposition for this country.

The IPVs can of course proceed out to seawards but their main mission is to perform border and fisheries protection patrols within 24 nautical miles of the coastline.

They also operate with the New Zealand Customs Service, the Department of Conservation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of Fisheries, Maritime New Zealand, and New Zealand Police. These duties include maritime surveillance and boarding with the RHIB.


Brian

[Stokers Son]

Hello Brian,
Thank you for the information, I just thought there may been some kind of limit on the vessels. The patrol vessels certainly serve a lot of your Government Departments. I must really have a good look at them. Sorry about your loss this morning I sat up and watched it, beaten by a team of thugs.
Regards
John

[Old Salt]

Re : Sorry about your loss this morning I sat up and watched it, beaten by a team of thugs.

That is the typical boring style of play that Boks and England seem to use to win the Cup ! They got so excited to actually win !

No great drama for the ABs really. That was Boks 1st XV v ABs 2nd. XV. . Same as when we won over here v Boks 2nd. XV... no great excitement here. All part of resting the best players before the RWC !

I just love the running game

Brian

[Stokers Son]

Hi Brian,
Did the NZ navy ever have the DDG's Charles F Adams class both my brothers served several tours on them and said the best designed warship they had ever sailed in. And yet Dad served all WW2 in the corvette Pirie as a stoker and he said he would never have served in any other ships. So there you go. Pirie off Japan waiting for Surrender.

[Old Salt]

Hi Brian,
Did the NZ navy ever have the DDG's Charles F Adams class both my brothers served several tours on them and said the best designed warship they had ever sailed in. And yet Dad served all WW2 in the corvette Pirie as a stoker and he said he would never have served in any other ships. So there you go. Pirie off Japan waiting for Surrender.

John

No, NZ never got a DDG's Charles F Adams class . I spent a week off Hawaii in a USN one, brand new ... agreed, very fine ships. To quote their CO... "With this ship and your Kiwi crew we would be the best warship afloat ". I can see how the RAN did so well with them.

For me, my 'best ship' was always the one in which I was serving. I always considered it my job to make it so, and get the troops to think likewise.

Brian