HMNZS Te Mana (F111) is one of ten Anzac-class frigates and one of two serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). The name Te Mana is Māori, approximately translating as 'status' or 'authority'. The ship was laid down under the joint Anzac project by Tenix Defence at Williamstown, Victoria in 1996, launched in 1997, and commissioned into the RNZN in 1999.
US Navy 040502-N-7586B-206 Two Sailors from New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) boarding team prepare to conduct several searches of local area fishing dhows. Te Mana is one of two Anzac class frigates assigned to New Zealand's
US Navy 040502-N-7586B-148 New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) Boarding Team Members return to their ship in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), after completing a search of a local area fishing dhow
US Navy 040502-N-7586B-107 everal of New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) Boarding Team Members search fishing dhow and talk with local fisherman on board the vessel
HMNZS Te Mana boarding team returns to ship
US Navy 040502-N-7586B-006 Boarding Team Members from New Zealand's HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) embark a local transport dhow, from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting a search of the vessel
US Navy 040502-N-7586B-132 New Zealand's Anzac class frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) Boarding Team embarks a local transport dhow from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)
Crew members of HMNZS Te Mana (F111) board a dhow, May 6, 2004