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| Career (Britain) |  Royal Navy |
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| Builder: | HM Naval Dockyard, Plymouth |
| Launched: | 1890 |
| Commissioned: | 1890 |
| Decommissioned: | 1914 |
| Career (NZ Naval Forces) | Royal Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Career (NZ Division) | Royal Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 1941 |
| Career (New Zealand) |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,575 tons |
| Length: | 278 ft (85 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 6 in (4. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) New Zealand Naval Forces was the name given to a division of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy was formed in 1921 and remained in existence until 1941 The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Royal New Zealand Navy ( RNZN) (Maori Te Taua Moana, The Sea Army) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. 7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, reciprocating 7,500 ihp (5,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 220 |
| Armament: |
8x4. 7 inch (119 mm) guns 8x3 pound guns 4xmachine guns 2x14 inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Philomel was a Pearl class cruiser of the New Zealand Navy from 1914 to 1947. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. The Royal New Zealand Navy ( RNZN) (Maori Te Taua Moana, The Sea Army) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force.
In 1913 the Admiralty agreed to lend HMS Philomel to New Zealand as a seagoing training cruiser to form the nucleus of the newly formed NZ Naval Forces, which was a new division of the Royal Navy. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. New Zealand Naval Forces was the name given to a division of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Philomel was commissioned for New Zealand service on 15 July 1914. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year She was the country's first warship.
With the outbreak of war in August 1914 formed part of the ocean escort for the New Zealand Force which occupied German Samoa (now Western Samoa). Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean Following this, the ship helped escort the main body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as far as Western Australia. The cruiser then sailed for the Middle East.
| Described as the "Cradle of the Navy" Philomel was the foundation stone on which the Royal New Zealand Navy was laid. [1] | |
In 1915 Philomel operated in the Mediterranean. On 8 Feb she landed an armed party in Southern Turkey where a large force of Turkish soldiers were encountered, resulting in three seamen killed and three wounded. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Subsequently Philomel was deployed in the Red Sea and in the Persian Gulf. Throughout these operations Philomel was operated as a New Zealand ship, at the cost of the New Zealand Government.
By 1917 the ship needed a refit and Philomel returned to New Zealand. Her armament was removed and fitted on New Zealand merchant ships.
- In April 1917 Philomel was re-commissioned as a depot ship at Wellington and supported minesweeping operations until May 1919.
- In March 1921, on the creation of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, Philomel was re-commissioned as a training base and moored at Admiralty reservation, Devonport Dockyard, Auckland. The New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy was formed in 1921 and remained in existence until 1941 A training ship is a ship used to train students as Sailors The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers
- In October 1941, on the creation of the Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Philomel was recommissioned as the training base HMNZS Philomel. HMNZS Philomel is the main administrative naval base of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
- In January 1947 she was finally decommissioned. After fittings and parts were removed, she was towed to Coromandel and ceremoniously sunk on 6 August 1949. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Notes
- ^ Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Page 544, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
References
- Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Appendix VIII : Record of HMNZS Philomel
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels, Pages 11-13, 157-158, Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
- Other, A. N. HMNZS Philomel: The cradle of the Royal New Zealand Navy, article in Naval Historical Review, March 1983.
External links
- NZ Navy Museum HMS PHILOMEL
- NZ Navy Museum HMNZS PHILOMEL
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