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.

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Label Occurrences
New Zealand Division canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit ⓘ
naval formation ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
Dominion of New Zealand ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
commandStructure Commander-in-Chief, China Station (earlier period) ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Station (later period) ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country New Zealand ⓘ
dateDissolved 1941 ⓘ
engagement Battle of the River Plate ⓘ
followedBy Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
fundedBy New Zealand government ⓘ
garrison Auckland ⓘ
historicalEra Second World War era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainBase Devonport Naval Base ⓘ
notableShipInEngagement HMS Achilles ⓘ
operatedAs semi-autonomous naval force ⓘ
operatedBy New Zealand government ⓘ
operatedUnder Admiralty (United Kingdom) ⓘ
partOf Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy New Zealand Naval Forces ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations South Atlantic (detached operations) ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Tasman Sea ⓘ
role maritime defence of New Zealand ⓘ
support of British naval operations ⓘ
serviceBranch navy ⓘ
shipOperated HMS Achilles ⓘ
HMS Diomede ⓘ
HMS Dunedin ⓘ
HMS Leander ⓘ
HMS Leith ⓘ
HMS Wellington ⓘ
shipTypeOperated auxiliary patrol vessel ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ
minesweeper ⓘ
sloop ⓘ
statusBeforeRNZN semi-autonomous division of Royal Navy ⓘ
successor Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
type naval division of a dominion ⓘ

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New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy → usedName → New Zealand Division ⓘ