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Friday, September 24, 2010

Navy's new ship Wellington welcomed home

HMNZS WellingtonWellington's new namesake navy ship made barely a ripple as she glided into her home port in the capital for the first time this morning.

The HMNZS Wellington is the last of the navy's seven new ships, an 85 metre long, 1900 tonne patrol vessel designed to go further offshore and stay out for long periods of time.

It replaces the aged frigate Wellington that was sunk off Island Bay last year as the region's flagship navy vessel.

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