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70th AnniversAry navy comes to wellington

PictoRial eDition

iNsiDe tHis issue:

04 Navy 70th Anniversary: Cook Strait

06 Navy 70th Anniversary: Refuelling at Sea

08 Navy 70th Anniversary: Arrival in Wellington

10 Navy 70th Anniversary: Colours

12 Navy 70th Anniversary: Parade

14 Navy 70th Anniversary: Open Days

18 Navy 70th Anniversary: Fleet Review

20 HMNZS MANAWANUI

21 HMNZS OTAGO

22 Navy Crossword

22 HMNZS OLPHERT

| issue 163 | october-NoVeMber 2011

10 colour pArAde 14 open dAys 18 fleet review

hMnZs rotoiti comes into berth on a beautiful wellington morning. te KAhA in the background alongside taranaki wharf with te papa on the far left and the whare waka and rugby world cup fanzone to the immediate right.

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Editors Note

This edition of Navy Today is a pictorial supplement covering the Navy’s 70th Anniversary. Enclosed with this edition of Navy Today is a copy of the 70th Anniversary Magazine that was distributed to 100,000 Wellington households through the DominionPost. The December Edition of Navy Today will return to its usual format of news and information about the RNZN.

W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z2 N T 1 6 3 O C T O B E R - N O V E M B E R 1 1 2 W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z

y o u r s A y e

by rA tony pArr, chief of nAvy

last month the navy celebrated the 70th Anniversary of its founding as new Zealand’s own navy. the weekend was a tremendous occasion; a mix of ceremony, pageantry and celebration.

From my own impressions and from the

feedback of others I believe the event was

a huge success. Firstly, by bringing eleven

ships to Wellington we were able to show the

Navy ‘up close and personal’ to the people of

Wellington, and New Zealand at large. Over

23,000 members of the public visited our ships

during the two open days and the feedback to

our sailors was unreservedly positive.

Secondly, we were able to tell the story of

our place and role in New Zealand to a huge

number of people. These stories are told in the

70th Anniversary magazine that was distributed

to 100,000 households in the Wellington region.

A copy of this magazine is enclosed with this

edition of Navy Today.

And thirdly, being in one place for the

occasion has allowed us some kotahitanga

– togetherness as a Navy that is not often

possible in our work-a-day world.

Otherwise it was a week of some significant

‘firsts’. Prior to arrival in Wellington we

had ten of our twelve ships in company

at sea exercising in the Cook Strait, with

RESOLUTION arriving in Wellington later in the

weekend while MANAWANUI was required in

Auckland. This was some achievement, and I

would like to acknowledge the work of those in

PHILOMEL – the Logistic Commander Maritime

and the Captain Fleet Personnel and Training

organisations who also made it possible.

Another first was our parade in Parliament

grounds for the change out of the Queen’s

Colour. This was followed by a street march

through Wellington and a civic reception for our

Ships’ Companies. As they marched through

the centre of Wellington our sailors were

applauded by huge crowds. The recognition

and appreciation shown by the public has

been widely commented on, and I am sure will

be remembered as a highlight by those who

were there.

The ‘finale’ of the weekend, the Fleet Review

in Wellington Harbour on Monday, was a great

occasion – a moment for us all to be very proud

of, notwithstanding trying weather conditions.

If I can take one thing out of the 70th

Anniversary celebrations it is that this was a

team effort of the highest order involving each

and every one of us. That an organisation of

just over 2000 uniformed people can have a

fleet of our size operating in one place at one

time is an impressive achievement in anyone’s

books. Once again a demonstration of what

it means to be ‘the best small nation Navy in

the world’.

Ehara taku toa i te toa taki tahi, engari he

toa taki tini.

It is not by the efforts of one warrior, but

the combined efforts of many.

Across

1.WARSHIP 5.BURROWS 9.TITANIC 10.NAVIGATOR 13.RAS 16.SAILOR

19.CRUISERS 20.DATUM 22.WASH 24.TACK 27.BROW 29.BLUE 30.TONIC

33.STOWAWAY 35.ISLAND 37.MOB 39.WIT 40.PROPELLER 42.ADMIRAL

43.LANTERN 44.NECKTIE

down

1.WATER 2.RATES 3.HANGAR 4.PACIFIC 5.BUNK 6.ROV 7.ONGUARD 8.PAR

11.OXO 14.ALPHA 15.TRIAL 17.LATER 18.RUM 19.COOK 21.SUB 23.HUA

25.CANAL 26.RUSTY 27.BUOY 28.OTAGO 30.TUI 31.CANTEEN 32.CAPTAIN

34.ATOMIC 36.SIR 37.MERIT 38.BILGE 39.WREN 40.PTI 41.LEE

crossword answers

N T 1 6 3 O C T O B E R - N O V E M B E R 1 1 W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z 3

fleet concentrAtion, cooK strAit.

26 - 28 septeMber

W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z4 N T 1 6 3 O C T O B E R - N O V E M B E R 1 1

the fLeet tUrns to Line-ahead dUring ManoeUvres in cook strait.

In October 1941, in the darkest days of World

War Two, King George VI granted the title Royal

New Zealand Navy to the New Zealand Naval

Forces.Seventy years later a fleet of eleven ships converged

on Wellington to celebrate the anniversary, and parade

to change the Queen’s Colour. From Wednesday 28

September to Monday 3rd October ships and personnel

of the RNZN exercised in Cook Strait, paraded through

Wellington, opened their ships to the public, and held

a fleet review.

When the celebration was over, as is the way of the

Navy, the ships scattered to patrol the New Zealand

coast, undertake operations in the Solomon Islands and

exercise with our friends and allies in South East Asia.

But for seven days, the fleet was together.


endeAvour’s quicK releAse coupling rig being pAssed to te MAnA. cn on the bridge wing of te MAnA.

slt dAve defehr cAnAdiAn forces(nAvy) ensures endeAvour is in stAtion during the duAl replenishMent At seA (rAs) in cooK strAit.

Ascs pAniAni And Ascs whAKAtAKA prepAre to releAse the hose to fuel te KAhA.

IN COOK STRAIT


lMed siMMonds indicAtes to te KAhA thAt both ship’s Are connected up during the rAs using the rAs bAts.

te KAhA settles into position AwAiting the stArt of the rAs.

IN COOK STRAIT replenishMent At seA


hMnZs rotoiti coMes into berth on A beAutiful wellington Morning. te KAhA in the bAcKground Alongside tArAnAKi whArf with te pApA on the fAr left And the whAre wAKA And rugby world cup fAnZone to the iMMediAte right.

ARRIVAL IN WELLINGTONW W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z8 N T 1 6 3 O C T O B E R - N O V E M B E R 1 1

te MAnA fires the 21 gun sAlute to his excellency lieutenAnt generAl the right honourAble sir Jerry MAtApArAe, gnZn, qso, governor generAl of new ZeAlAnd.

ARRIVAL IN WELLINGTON29 septeMber

te KAhA leAding te MAnA seen on the foc’sle of puKAKi, ApproAch wellington heAds.

frigAte in the Mist. te MAnA AppeArs through the Mist off southern wAirArApA coAst.


chAnging of the colour, pArliAMent

SLT Rosemary Beumelburg with the old Colour and Colour Party.1.

His Excellency the Governor General inspects the parade.2.

The Old Colour is laid on drums of the RNZN Band.3.

The new Colour is presented to the Governor General.4.

The Parade cheers the Colour.5.

1 2 3

sAturdAy 1 october


the Parade in front of ParLiaMent.

The first naval colour was presented to the Royal Navy

in 1924 and the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy

in 1926. King George VI granted a new colour in 1936,

which was replaced by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Following the introduction of the New Zealand White

Ensign in 1968, a new colour was presented to the Royal

New Zealand Navy (RNZN) in 1970. The colour replaced

this October was presented on 23 September 1991, in

a ceremony at Queens Wharf, Wellington.

4 5


the pArAde snAKes up lAMbton quAy towArd civic squAre.

STREET PARADE

sAturdAy 1 october


wellington MAyor celiA wAde-brown And MAritiMe coMponent coMMAnder, coMModore AlAn MArtin At civic squAre.

After coMpleting the chAnging of the queen’s colour the pArAde forMs up in pArliAMent grounds.

thousAnds of wellingtoniAns And visitors lined the pArAde route to ApplAud the nAvy.

the pArAde Arrives At civic squAre.


wAirArApA veterAns MAlcolM lAMbie, MAlcolM hArris And bill AMundsen get A tour of An ipv with Aco pAulette doctor And AMed nicKi telford.

QUeUes to go onboard hMnZs te kaha.

23,000 people visited the five ships open to the public.

The great weather and party atmosphere was boosted

by fans on their way to France v Tonga and New Zealand

v Canada World Cup matches at the Wellington Regional

Stadium.

OPEN SHIPsAturdAy 1 & sundAy 2 october


lMt george gurney hAnding out sticKers to the public wAiting to go onboArd te KAhA. french fAns on tArAnAKi whArf.

on their wAy to the gAMe. chris And donnA boot And trish And ross ferguson on the bridge of hMnZs wellington.

lcss chArles green MAnAges the crowds wAiting to go onboArd hMnZs rotoiti.


Mr len pullAn, A veterAn of hMnZs leAnder, leAves the church service.

l-r: rA tony pArr And cArol pArr, AdMirAl sir trevor soAr (c in c royAl nAvy) And lAdy Anne soAr, rAdM steven gilMour (coMAusflt rAn).

church service cAthedrAl of st pAul

sundAy 2 october


sAluting the toMb of the unKnown wArrior: l – r, chief of Air force Air vice MArshAl peter stocKwell, chief of ArMy MAJor generAl tiMothy KeAting, vice chief of defence force, rA JAcK steer.

in nAvy trAdition the 70th AnniversAry cAKe is cut by the nAvy's newest sAilor ordinAry stewArd eliZAbeth townson froM hMnZs te MAnA, And longest-serving sAilor woscs reece golding.


his excellency tAKes the sAlute.

FLEET REVIEW

hMnZs te Mana

Under grey skies the fleet anchored in Wellington

Harbour for the review by His Excellency the Right

Honourable Lieutenant General Sir Gerry Mataparae,

Governor General of New Zealand. As the weather

broke and the rain came down, the sailors of the RNZN

cheered His Excellency as he sailed past onboard

HMNZS RESOLUTION.

MondAy 3 october


drying out in the fo’c’sle After the cereMoniAl cheer. lscs ‘notch’ webb.

wArMing up: hot toMAto soup in the Junior rAtes Mess After coMpleting the fleet review.

in the rAin, the crew of te KAhA line the foc’sle in prepArAtion for the sAil pAst.


engine rooM showing no2 ship service generAtor which wAs given A coMplete top overhAul by ship stAff.

by slt Joe standenduring August and september hMnZs MAnAwAnui spent a large amount of time in devonport conducting maintenance and harbour training. periods of time such as these are highly valuable for a ship which spends most of it’s time sailing from devonport on Monday morning, returning on friday afternoon. Although we don’t travel as far a field as some (any) of the other ships in the fleet, any chance to spend more than just a weekend in devonport is always appreciated.

The last maintenance period gave the

Engineering Department an opportunity to

overhaul and optimise the propulsion plant. The

governors on both diesels received attention, as

well as all the salt water cooling pumps to name

but two things. The Ship’s air conditioning plant

was given a major rebuild, and the refrigeration

plant was stripped down and upgraded.

MANAWANUI’s core business is diving

support, and the four anchor winches that

enable us to anchor are part and parcel

of what makes us special. Each winch is

hydraulically driven and carries a kilometre of

wire with a 600kg Bruce Anchor at the end.

The wire is 24mm diameter, 6 strand with 36

wires per strand giving it a breaking load of

36.9 tons. During the maintenance period the

hydraulic control head of one of the winches

was removed for some tender love and care

after nearly 33 years of helping hold the ship

in place. We look after the winches, and they

look after us.

In between the maintenance period and the

harbour training the ship embarked the Leading

Divers course and over a week headed round

to Tauranga, avoiding the Astrolabe Reef on

our way in. A quick weekend away was just

what the crew needed after working hard to get

the ship looking smart after the maintenance

period.

At the end of September 12 of the crew

headed down to Wellington to be involved

in the 70th Anniversary celebrations whilst

keeping our feet dry, staying at HMNZS

OLPHERT, assisting with shore based transport

requirements. Look out for the full report in the

next issue.

MAnAwAnui -

sustAining cApAbility

the view froM the MAchinery control rooM where the propulsion plAnt is controlled under direction froM the engineering officer of the wAtch.

one of MAnAwAnui’s powerful hydrAulic Anchor winches which cAn hold the ship in A precise position Allowing the divers to worK beneAth the wAves.


by ensign Mathew wilsonsince returning from the islands otAgo has been hard at work preparing for the busy upcoming rnZn 70th review. to add to that we have had the Major fleet unit navigators course onboard and a change of command ceremony to welcome our new commanding officer, commander Mcewan. otAgo has also spent three weeks in an iMAv period conducting maintenance and upgrades throughout the ship.

In Mid August OTAGO embarked 5 new

navigating students to conduct a week of

intense pilotage to assess and consolidate

their navigating skills. We spent the first half

of the week navigating at high speeds around

Waiheke Island, the Coromandel Peninsular

and around Kawau Island. We then moved

further north to Whangaroa Harbour where

the navigators to be were yet again tested in

the most extreme conditions. Some passages

were so tight that OTAGO passed only 50

metres from rocks!

The week was a great success with the

Navigating students excelling and members

of the ships company learning a thing or two

as well.

During the IMAV period we were able to

provide additional support to the junior marine

technicians ashore so they could progress

their task books. They have been helping out

the engineers onboard to get OTAGO ready for

the busy time ahead. They were busy assisting

OTAGO’s Marine Technicians with Fault finding

and rectifying defects on the ships generators.

They were an asset to the ship for the short time

that they were onboard.

After IMAV, OTAGO conducted a Change

of Command Ceremony with Lieutenant

Commander Rook relinquishing command

to Commander D.G. McEwan. This was a

busy time for OTAGO and her new Captain

as we were rapidly approaching the RNZN

70th Review. We set sail in mid September to

conduct a short CO sea week which helped

our new Captain fit in and allowed the ships

company to refresh their skills at sea.

OTAGO has been busy throughout her time

alongside and her ships company will continue

to provide the excellent support to their new CO

as they always have done.

otAgo –

chAnge of coMMAnd

chief of nAvy, rA tony pArr And coMMAnder dAvid McewAn At the chAnge of coMMAnd cereMony.


quicK clues

Across

1. Military vessel (7)

5. digs (7)

9. enormous (7)

10. guide (9)

12. liquid (3)

13. replenishment At sea (abbr.) (3)

16. seaman (6)

19. large warships (8)

20. starting point (5)

22. bathe (4)

24. nail (4)

27. forehead (4)

29. depressed (4)

30. stimulant (5)

33. hide (8)

35. land mass (6)

37. Angry crowd (3)

39. humour (3)

40. screw (9)

42. flag officer (7)

43. lamp (7)

44. cravat (7)

down

1. irrigate (5)

2. local tax (5)

3. Aircraft shelter (6)

4. ocean (7)

5. nonsense (4)

6. remote operating vehicle (abbr.) (3)

7. watchful (2,5)

8. golf score (3)

11. cooking ingredient™ (3)

14. letter of phonetic alphabet (5)

15. test (5)

17. After (5)

18. Alcoholic drink (3)

19. chef (4)

21. under (3)

23. usMc acknowledgement (abbr.) (3)

25. inland waterway (5)

26. oxidised (5)

27. Marker float (4)

28. south island province (5)

30. native bird (3)

31. tuck shop (7)

32. ship’s commander (7)

34. nuclear (6)

36. form of address (3)

37. value (5)

38. ship’s bottom (5)

39. female sailor (4)

40. physical training instructor (Abbr.) (3)

41. shelter (3)

cryptic clues

Across

1. A substitute in worship and we’ll have a mighty vessel (7)

5. sounds like dcn might hide the easter bunny’s eggs here (7)

9. enormous and unsinkable (7)

10. crazy cdr ng, aviator and pathfinder alike (9)

12. sailors permanent reminder of a run ashore in Korea (3)

13. sometimes even treats can replenish a ship (3)

16. puts right or ails the mariner (6)

19. sir’s cure could repair Achilles and gambia (8)

20. single piece of data provides a fixed starting point (5)

22. A dhobey results in an abbreviated state (4)

Two-Speed Naval Crossword Cryptic and quick clues are provided for this crossword. Both sets of clues have the same set of answers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11

12

13 14 15 16 17 18

19

20

21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

29

30 31 32

33 34

35 36 37 38

39

40 41 42

43 44

Two-Speed Naval CrosswordCryptic and quick clues are provided for this crossword. Both sets of clues have the same set of answers.

24. small nail used to secure the corner of a sail (4)

27. used, to give little brother direction, to get ashore (4)

29. An engineers marking dye might make him despondent (4)

30. gins best mate and together a remedy for all (5)

33. bestow a wayward sailor with hidden extra (8)

35. you could say ireland is an example of this (6)

37. An angry crowd went too far and pushed him overboard (3)

39. intelligent humour with no end (3)

40. A front row forward, Ms Mcpherson and the right driving force (9)

42. nowadays the russian space station would be made with aluminium by a flag officer (7)

43. local area network initially combined with seabird to produce a light (7)

44. head supporter to draw man’s accessory (7)

down

1. hiJKlMno (5)

2. rankings can make tears flow (5)

3. we hear you could keep your suit on this… but you’re more likely to find a place to store a chopper (6)

4. peaceful place for a swim (7)

5. Avoiding lessons to sleep in (4)

6. if the wanderer loses the queen we’ll be left with a vehicle (3)

7. 100 people could be required on parade for this fencing call (2,5)

8. sounds like our admiral takes the right number of strokes (3)

11. noughts and crosses – a chef’s trademark ingredient (3)

14. phonetic alphabet head(s) (5)

15. the last resort; gave up the hiding place – a very trying experience (5)

17. both sides holding consumption can cause further delay (5)

18. odd sort, but displaying spirit (3)

19. was James the captain or a chef?

21. rearranged the characters on the bus to provide undersea transport (3)

23. “heard, understood and acknowledged!” was initially a usMc grunt? (3)

25. can a long stretch of water be a man-made short cut? (5)

26. out of form in rugby pig pen (5)

27. young lad, say, makes a mark (4)

28. the offshore vessels quota goes inside (5)

30. oceanographic research ship: yeAh right! (3)

31. canter with no right needs other directions to find the tuck shop (7)

32. hopefully this leader won’t turn to jelly and panic at the first sign of battle (7)

34. A male cat in charge of the bomb (6)

36. Knight is back, right? (3)

37. A change to the committees remit deserved praise (5)

38. the grand leader was surrounded by bile in the bottom of the ship (5)

39. female sailor may be found in low rent accommodation (4)

40. he was initially a physical training instructor (3)

41. A sheltered spot for a general (3)

by three authors: dAMn riddles of Mr

e.brice, Mbe (7,8,9) (anag.)

crossword solution, bottom page 3.


by ltcdr rnZnvr Michael stephens

taking advantage of the wellington port visit of the inshore patrol craft hMnZs puKAKi, there was an enthusiastic turnout by wellington naval reserve unit hMnZs olphert personnel of all ranks who joined with members of the local sea cadet units to undertake navy sea survival training.

Carried out in both at HMNZS OLPHERT

and at Queens Wharf, under the supervision

of RNZN Petty Officer Darryl Tarr, the objective

of the training was to ensure all personnel

intending to serve on in RNZN Ships are trained

to the required Navy Standard in both the

theory and practice of a variety of Sea Survival

techniques. This included the use of Navy

Life Jackets and Life rafts, with the highlight

a bracing winter’s day plunge into Wellington

Harbour, with HMNZS PUKAKI’s personnel

manning the Ship’s RHIB on standby as the

Safety Boat for this training exercise.

nAvy seA survivAl trAining

hMnZs olphert

wellington nAvAl reservist AbseA stAnislAv shAteev About to tAKe the plunge As pArt of his seA survivAl trAining At queens whArf wellington.

MeMbers of the wellington nAvAl reserve unit hMnZs olphert Join with locAl seA cAdets to undertAKe seA survivAl trAining At queens whArf wellington, with support froM the crew of hMnZs puKAKi


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