Acquisition and construction HMS New Zealand (1911)

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new zealand s bell; bell had been used on battleship of same name


at start of 20th century, british admiralty maintained naval defence of british empire, including dominions, should unified under royal navy. attitudes on matter softened during first decade, , @ 1909 imperial conference, admiralty proposed creation of fleet units: forces consisting of battlecruiser, 3 light cruisers, 6 destroyers, , 3 submarines. while australia , canada encouraged purchase fleet units serve core of new national navies, other fleet units operated royal navy @ distant bases, particularly in far east; new zealand asked partially subsidise fleet unit china station.


to end, prime minister of new zealand, sir joseph ward, announced on 22 march 1909 country fund battleship (later changed indefatigable-class battlecruiser) example other countries. unclear why design selected, given known inferior battlecruisers entering service imperial german navy (german: kaiserliche marine). historian john roberts has suggested request may have been attributable royal navy s practice of using small battleships , large cruisers flagships of stations far britain, or might have reflected preferences of first sea lord , admiral of fleet john fisher, preferences not shared. new zealand government took out loan fund cost of ship.


new zealand s keel laid @ fairfield shipbuilding , engineering s yard on clyde on 20 june 1910. launched on 1 july 1911, battlecruiser commissioned royal navy 4 days before completed on 23 november 1912.








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