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HMNZS Taranaki for ex HMNZS Taranaki crew, friends and researchers of Royal New Zealand Navy history - Home
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HMNZS TARANAKI was built as a Rothesay Class Frigate, but with NZ modifications, TARANAKI arrived in New Zealand 7 months after her sister ship OTAGO in September 1961.
In April 1962, TARANAKI became the first of the new New Zealand frigates to join the Far East Fleet at Singapore, a move that ended the Lochs’ 12 years of service in that theatre.
Like OTAGO, TARANAKI was also fitted with the Seacat surface-to-air missile system. The installation of the highly technical Seacat launcher and missile guidance system was a major achievement for the Devonport Dockyard.
Contact
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- Nelson Nelson
- New Zealand 7015
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- +64.6435391093
