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Life in a Blue Suit

personal reflections by Larry Robbins

  • Life in a Blue Suit
  • HMNZS MONOWAI (A06)
  • MONOWAI – The story of a survey ship
    • INTRODUCTION
    • INITIAL COMMISSION AND CONVERSION
    • COMMAND OF W F JAQUES
    • COMMAND OF F.G. (Gil) GEORGE
    • What became of HMNZS MONOWAI (A06)?
  • PACIFIC RESCUE
    • Rescue of Ramtha
    • Rescue of Pilot
    • Rescue of Silver Shadow
    • Daring rescue made headlines round the world
    • Discussion – Multihulls or Monohulls
  • Ditties
  • SNIPPETS
    • COMMANDING OFFICERS HMNZS MONOWAI
    • RECOLLECTIONS – Cdr K J ROBERTSON
    • RECOLLECTIONS – Lt Cdr COLIN QUINCEY
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COMMANDING OFFICERS HMNZS MONOWAI

  • July to August 1975 – Commander I W MUNRO RNZN. Delivery voyage to UK for conversion
  • Sept 1975 to July 1977 – Conversion. Principal Naval Overseer, Commander W S WATSON RNZN
    • Commissioning 1 Aug 1977, Formal commissioning ceremony 4 Oct 1977
  • 1 Aug 1977 – 19 Sep 1980 – Commander W F JAQUES RNZN
  • 19 Sep 1980 – 14 Jan 1983 – Commander F G GEORGE RNZN
  • 14 Jan 1983 – 26 Apr 1985 – Commander K J ROBERTSON RNZN
  • 26 Apr 1985 – 7 Jul 1988 – Commander R J GILLBANKS RNZN
  • 7 Jul 1988 – 18 Oct 1988 – Lt Commander L.ROBBINS RNZN (Lyttelton Refit)
  • 18 Oct 1988 – 10 Dec 1990 – Commander G J GERAGHTY RAN
  • 10 Dec 1990 – 28 Jan 1994 – Commander P F K USHER RNZN
  • 28 Jan 1994 – 24 Apr 1998 – Commander L ROBBINS RNZN
    • MONOWAI decommissioned at Devonport on 24 April 1998
  • Life in a Blue Suit
  • HMNZS MONOWAI (A06)
  • MONOWAI – The story of a survey ship
  • PACIFIC RESCUE
  • Ditties
  • SNIPPETS

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