New Zealand Division
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The New Zealand Division was the pre-World War II naval force of New Zealand that operated as a semi-autonomous part of the Royal Navy before becoming the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
naval formation ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station (earlier period)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Station (later period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1941 ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of the River Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | New Zealand government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Second World War era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainBase | Devonport Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShipInEngagement | HMS Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | semi-autonomous naval force ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New Zealand government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Admiralty (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Zealand Naval Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations |
South Atlantic (detached operations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
maritime defence of New Zealand
ⓘ
support of British naval operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | navy ⓘ |
| shipOperated |
HMS Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Diomede NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Dunedin NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Leander NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeOperated |
auxiliary patrol vessel
ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ minesweeper ⓘ sloop ⓘ |
| statusBeforeRNZN | semi-autonomous division of Royal Navy ⓘ |
| successor | Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | naval division of a dominion ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.