A huge new Navy ship, HMNZS Aotearoa

[rayo]

Apr 11, 2017 18:54:09 GMT 12 Bruce said:

If they are worried about how easy it is to pronounce Aotearoa, they might prefer some heritage British ship names like Diomede, Calliope, Amphion, Phaeton, Imperieuse, Sutlej, Magicienne, Melpomene, Indefatigable, Terpsichore, Charybdis, Pyramus, or even Doris!

Or HMS Maori

[ErrolC]

May 15, 2017 17:44:19 GMT 12 rayo said:

There is precedence here with HMS New Zealand which was a WW1 Battle Cruiser which was to all intents and purposes HMNZS NZ except there was no RNZN at that time. Anyway it was funded by the NZ Government and it's sister ship by the same arrangement was HMAS Australia!!!

In both cases purchasing the ships was 'paid for' by the Dominion (by borrowing the money from guess where), but only the Australian Government paid for the running costs of their's.

[Peter Lewis]

Interesting to note that the loan raised by the NZ Government to pay for the ship was not finally paid down until 1944, 22 years after the vessel was scrapped.

Only a government would/could run their finances like that.

[ErrolC]

You raise a loan to purchase an asset (but that asset is not security for the loan), with a loan term in line with the level of repayments you want to make. The asset is disposed of before the loan is paid. Why would you re-negotiate/repay the loan? Any large organisation that borrows (and those that lend to them) for assets will look at existing debts/repayments when raising new debt (or re-scheduling it).

[pablo]

www.janes.com/article/74086/navigation-bridge-system-to-rnzn-dsei17d4

[Dave Homewood]

HMNZS Endeavour has docked for the last time at Devonport before it is handed to the scrappers and goes off to India. The replacement, HMNZS Aotearoa does not enter service till 2020. Am I missing something here? What is the Navy planning to do without a supply ship for the next few years?

[kiwithrottlejockey]

So a replacement should have been ordered a few years ago?

I wonder which government stuffed that one up, eh?

[beagle]

Wonder how far they have got with construction so far. Usually would have seen some images of first metal cut or some form of construction.
Just hope we don't have the same issues with Labours cheap other vessels.

[shorty]

Does the Navy have enough manpower these days to crew it?

[saratoga]

the Navy is about 50% women, so have to be person power.

[beagle]

you'd think a lot more would be joining up if they knew that.
Am assuming this new ship will have a slightly bigger crew than Endeavour did.

[gibbo]

Mar 3, 2018 18:05:58 GMT 12 beagle said:

Wonder how far they have got with construction so far. Usually would have seen some images of first metal cut or some form of construction.
Just hope we don't have the same issues with Labours cheap other vessels.

navaltoday.com/2018/02/01/first-steel-cut-for-royal-new-zealand-navys-new-tanker/

[gibbo]

Mar 3, 2018 21:16:42 GMT 12 beagle said:

you'd think a lot more would be joining up if they knew that.
Am assuming this new ship will have a slightly bigger crew than Endeavour did.

Endeavour complement = 50 (apparently had 57 on board for final home-coming to New Plymouth)

Aotearoa complemnt = 64 core crew + 11 'flight' crew if chopper embarked + 1 VIP + 8 'mission team' + 14 trainees. So 64 but could have up to 98 on board.

[Deleted]

Mar 3, 2018 18:05:58 GMT 12 beagle said:

Just hope we don't have the same issues with Labours cheap other vessels.

Which government ordered this vessel?

[beagle]

Sir John's

[nighthawknz]

medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/birth-day-of-new-zealand-s-largest-ever-navy-ship-5c26edb3b7b6

The keel-laying ceremony for the future HMNZS Aotearoa was held yesterday at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

The keel laying, marking the official “birth day” of the ship, is an important ceremonial occasion, which has traditionally represented the laying of the initial piece of timber that would make up the ship’s backbone.

Aotearoa’s keel laying consisted of more than 500 tonnes of carefully constructed keel blocks being positioned together in the dry dock, where she will continue to expand upwards and outwards until her launch date early next year.

This is a significant day for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), because it represents a tangible milestone in the journey to having a multi-purpose vessel that provides refuelling services, freshwater generation, significant cargo-carrying capability and the ability to conduct air patrols with an embarked Seasprite or NH90 helicopter.

Aotearoa represents the first of a new fleet of RNZN ships built specifically to address the global requirements of the New Zealand Defence Force and government agencies for deployment from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

While she is constructed over the next 12 months, her ship’s company will also be assembled, trained and prepared to operate the largest vessel the RNZN has ever had — more than three times bigger than Endeavour, the vessel she replaces.

“This is an exciting time for our Navy,” said Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin.

“It is filled with challenges and opportunities as we ready ourselves for Aotearoa, as well as our modernised frigates. It is these three ships on which our combat capability will be based.”

HMNZS Aotearoa is designed to provide logistical support to New Zealand and coalition maritime, land and air units.

Her primary purpose is to conduct fuel resupply but she will also be capable of supplying dry goods, water, spare parts or ammunition. Her missions will include humanitarian and disaster relief, support to United Nations security operations, support to a coalition naval task group and Antarctic resupply.

She will have an ice-strengthened hull, the ability to carry 12 20-foot shipping containers, high-capacity freshwater generation plants, self-defence systems, aviation and marine fuel cargo tanks, dual all-electric replenishment-at-sea rigs and will be able to carry a Seaspite or NH90 helicopter.

The recently released Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018, also highlighted the importance of the New Zealand Defence Force’s role in supporting the New Zealand civilian presence in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, and the work Defence does in working with other agencies to monitor and respond to activity in the Southern Ocean. HMNZS Aotearoa will play a significant role delivering fuel and other goods to support Scott Base and McMurdo Station, during summer months once an icebreaker has cleared a path.

Aotearoa Key Facts:
Length 173.2 metres
Displacement 26,000 tonnes
Range 6,750 nautical miles
Speed 16 knots
Core crew 64 (but can accommodate 100)

[nighthawknz]

The world's largest shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, builds 40 to 50 ships a year. Mostly big, uncomplicated crude oil tankers. But taking up a quarter of a giant drydock is our Maritime Sustainment Capability vessel Aotearoa, the New Zealand Navy's largest ever ship and a first-time project of its kind for Hyundai Heavy Industries. She will launch in April next year.

[saratoga]

Nice, i see they have gone for the retro wood panel veneer look!

[thebrads]

Thanks for posting these pics. Great to see.

[nighthawknz]

Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin visits the shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea where our Maritime Sustainment Capability vessel Aotearoa is being built.



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