HMNZS Canterbury

HMNZS Canterbury (F421) was one of two broad beam Leander-class frigates operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1971 to 2005. She was built in Scotland and launched in 1970. Commissioned in 1971, Canterbury saw operational service in much of Australasia and other regions like the Persian Gulf. She undertook operations such as supporting UN sanctions against Iraq and peace-keeping in East Timor. With her sister ship HMNZS Waikato she relieved the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amazon in the Indian Ocean during the Falklands War. Early in HMNZS Canterbury's career, in 1973, she relieved the frigate HMNZS Otago, as part of a unique, Anzac, naval operation or exercise at Moruroa during anti-nuclear protests, supported by a large RAN tanker, providing fuel and a large platform for Australian media. This was due to F 421 being a more modern RNZN frigate, with then current Rn surveillance radar and ESM and a more effectively insulated frigate from nuclear fallout, with the Improved Broad Beam Leander steam plant, for example, being remote controlled and capable of unmanned operation and therefore the ship provided a more effective sealed citadel for operations in areas of nuclear explosions.

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F421
length 113.4 metre, 
frigate, Leander-class frigate, Royal New Zealand Navy, Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, 

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Location: -35.1938, 174.2944, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  HMNZS Canterbury ⓘ
  1970 Leander-class frigate

1969-06-12T00:00:00Z

1969-06-12T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1970-05-06T00:00:00Z

1970-05-06T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1971-10-22T00:00:00Z

1971-10-22T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

2005-03-21T00:00:00Z

2005-03-21T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1845-03-11T00:00:00Z

1845-03-11T00:00:00Z

1845 Battle of Kororareka

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Frameless

4 RNZN frigates in Wellington Harbour 1980

HMNZS Canterbury (F421) underway at sea, circa in 1996

Canterbury At The Opua Quay

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1845	Battle of Kororareka	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMNZS Canterbury	frigate, Leander-class frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		4 RNZN frigates in Wellington Harbour 1980		Commons
commons	image		HMNZS Canterbury (F421) underway at sea, circa in 1996		Commons
commons	image		Canterbury At The Opua Quay		Commons