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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

A Test for Navy's Newest Ship

HMNZS OtagoFrom calm weather to intense storm conditions, HMNZS Wellington, the Navy's newest offshore patrol vessel (OPV) and her Ship’s Company experienced all that Antarctica had to throw at them during a three week deployment into the lower Southern Ocean (higher latitudes) and the western Ross Sea.

The ship successfully completed a full set of sea trials in these areas. Now, for the first time in forty years, the Royal New Zealand Navy has the ability to operate two of its ships in Antarctic waters.

The Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS Wellington, is returning from the Southern Ocean and will be arriving in Dunedin at 1000 on Thursday, 3 March 2011

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