World War II

The museum has a collection of oral histories relating to World War II and Naval Aviation.

Defending New Zealand Waters

Training Expansion

The RNZN Fleet in 1944 consisted of:

The Navy and the North African Campaign 1940-1943

The Battle of the River Plate

The Maritime Campaign for Italy 1943-1945

The Naval Battle for Crete

Operation NEPTUNE: the D-Day Landings 6 June 1944

The Battle for the Solomons 1942

HMNZS Sanda

HMNZS Breeze

War against Japan

• HMNZS Arbutus
  
• Commander William J. L. 'Kiwi" Smith DSO
  
• Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Philip Wallace Smith RNZNVR
  
• HMNZS Gambia
  

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War with Germany

• Temporary Lieutenant Joseph Gaunt RNVR/RNZNVR
  
• Sub-Lieutenant Hywell Wynn Hughes RNZNVR
  
• Commander Charles 'Bunty' Palmer DSC 7 Bar MID
  

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1941 RNZN Established

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• Fairmile 'B' Class ML 401 c1943.