Royal New Zealand Navy
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royal-new-zealand-navy-205-3887089
title:
Royal New Zealand Navy
text:
The Royal New Zealand Navy 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 acquisition 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 in December 1939 HMS Achilles fought alongside two other Royal Navy cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate against the German ship, G
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
date created:
2004-02-07T20:04:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T05:04:05Z
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13
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