US sailors on NZ warship after 28-year gap

[Ykato]

US sailors on NZ warship after 28-year gap

For the first time in 28 years United States sailors have been assigned to a New Zealand warship, the US Navy says.

Eight Americans are serving aboard HMNZS Canterbury as it and the USS Cleveland take part in Pacific Partnership 2011 in Tonga.
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[strikemaster]

The end of the beginning?

[ngatimozart]

Actually it isn't 28 years because a certain ship was known to take the odd USN senior rate from VXE6 to sea occasionally in the early 1990's for a jolly. In 1991 at the RNZN celebrations of the Navy's 50th in a certain shaky city the USN turned up in dress uniform complete with a genuine chilli con carne for the BBQ after match function. Politicians mightn't liked each other but we had no issues. Been a long relationship between the two that was forged over many beers, tots and sea stories.