HMNZS Waikato

HMNZS Waikato (F55) was a Leander Batch 2TA frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She was one of two Leanders built for the RNZN, the other being the Batch 3 HMNZS Canterbury. These two New Zealand ships relieved British ships of the Armilla patrol during the Falklands conflict, freeing British ships for deployment.

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F55
length 113.4 metre, 
Leander-class frigate, frigate, Harland and Wolff, Royal New Zealand Navy, 

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Location: -35.6528, 174.5445, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  HMNZS Tui ⓘ
  Conrad class oceanographic ship

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  HMNZS Waikato ⓘ
  1965 Leander-class frigate

1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1965-02-18T00:00:00Z

1965-02-18T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1966-09-01T00:00:00Z

1966-09-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

HMNZS Waikato (F55) underway c1972

SH-3 Sea King after emergency landing on HMNZS Waikato (F55) in April 1978

4 RNZN frigates in Wellington Harbour 1980

Frigate HMNZS Waikato (F-55) - Flickr - tormentor4555

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		HMNZS Tui	research vessel	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMNZS Waikato	frigate, Leander-class frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		HMNZS Waikato (F55) underway c1972		Commons
commons	image		SH-3 Sea King after emergency landing on HMNZS Waikato (F55) in April 1978		Commons
commons	image		4 RNZN frigates in Wellington Harbour 1980		Commons
commons	image		Frigate HMNZS Waikato (F-55) - Flickr - tormentor4555		Commons