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29: 437: 420: 160:. It was only open to RNZN personnel for two hours per week, though groups visiting the base could also view the museum by appointment. In 1982 the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum was moved to a small building on Spring Street at the edge of HMNZS 201:(Māori warrior's skirt) which was presented to the ship's commanding officer during the vessel's visit to New Zealand in 1913. The piupiu was worn by the battlecruiser's captains in battle during 167:
On 9 October 2010 the RNZN Museum moved to larger premises at Torpedo Bay in Devonport. It is housed in buildings which were constructed in 1896 to control
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The first Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) museum was established in 1974 and was housed in a single room within
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The exhibits on display at the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum trace New Zealand's naval history since the
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National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy Te Waka Huia o Te Taua Moana O Aotearoa
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One of the first displays covers the New Zealand-funded British battlecruiser
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The museum also has displays on the RNZN's role in the
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and the battle fought between the small minesweepers
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Devonport, New Zealand
Coordinates
36°49′43″S 174°48′33″E / 36.8287°S 174.8093°E / -36.8287; 174.8093
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