JUNE 2010 - NEW NAVY SHIP ARRIVES IN AUCKLAND
HMNZS WELLINGTON arrived at Devonport Naval Base to an emotional navy haka performed by fleet personnel.
Onboard for the arrival was The Honourable Heather Roy, The Associate Minister of Defence, and Commodore Ross Smith the Maritime Component Commander. Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, the Chief of Defence Force and Commodore Bruce Pepperell, Deputy Chief of Navy will greet the ship as it berths.
Right: Navy personnel performa a Haka to welcome HMNZS WELLINGTON to her new home at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
Lieutenant Commander Simon Griffiths said on arrival “ WELLINGTON, like her recently arrived sister ship OTAGO, is a great asset for RNZN, and NZDF. It is going to deliver a substantial new capability to surveillance patrols and military support operations throughout New Zealand, the South Pacific, and the Southern Ocean.”
WELLINGTON an offshore Patrol Vessel, is the seventh and last ship in the Project Protector fleet, and with her delivery the Navy will be operating a fleet of 12 modern and highly capable ships.
Click here to view TVNZ coverage of WELLINGTON's delivery voyage.
Left: Chief of Defence Force, Lt General Mataparae, Associate Minister of Defence, Hon Heather Roy, Maritime Component Commander Commodore Ross Smith and CO WELLINGTON Lt Cdr Simon Griffiths, on bridge of Wellington.