Diving tenders of the Royal New Zealand Navy
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Diving tenders
of the Royal New Zealand Navy
from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present. There have been three diving tenders and they have all had the same name.
Manawanui is a Māori
word meaning "to be brave or steadfast".
Diving support vessel
A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects.Commercial Diving Support Vessels emerged during the 1960s and 1970s when the need arose for diving operations to be performed below and around oil production platforms and associated installations in...
of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...
from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present. There have been three diving tenders and they have all had the same name.
| Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manawanui i HMNZS Manawanui (1948) HMNZS Manawanui was a naval tug which was modified for use as a diving tender by the Royal New Zealand Navy .She was built in Auckland in 1945 by Steel Ships Ltd for the USN as the US Navy tug YLT622... |
1953-1978 | |
| Manawanui ii HMNZS Kahu (A04) HMNZS Kahu was a Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui , the second of three diving tenders with this name to serve in the New Zealand... |
1979-1988 1988-current |
In 1988 was renamed Kahu HMNZS Kahu (A04) HMNZS Kahu was a Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui , the second of three diving tenders with this name to serve in the New Zealand... and recommissioned as a training boat and backup diving tender. |
| Manawanui iii HMNZS Manawanui (A09) HMNZS Manawanui was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations.... |
1988-current |
Manawanui is a Māori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
word meaning "to be brave or steadfast".
See also
- RNZN Hyperbaric Unit
- Current Royal New Zealand Navy shipsCurrent Royal New Zealand Navy shipsThis is a list of current Royal New Zealand Navy ships. Note that many of the home ports are ceremonial only, with all the navy operationally stationed at the Devonport Naval Base, Auckland.-Naval Combat Force:Anzac class frigates:...
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