She was known as HMS Achilles until November 1941, when the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy became the Royal New Zealand Navy. From then until her return to the United Kingdom in 1946 she was known as HMNZS Achilles.
HMNZS Achilles (Ship : 1941-1946)
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Campbell Island album 2
Date: 1938-1973
From: Grainger, J :Negatives and photographs relating to Campbell Island
Reference: PA1-q-048
Description: Photographs of ships and personnel on Campbell Island relating to Cape Expedition (code name of the War Cabinet venture to establish coast watching stations on Sub-Antarctic islands for security reasons during World War II), and relating to the establishment of meteorological research stations on Campbell Island. Album created by Ian Stratford Stewart in preparation for his book "Campbell Island, a history" published by A.H. & A.W. Reed in 1976. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album in black vinyl ring-binder, with images attached to pages with self-adhesive strips, 31 x 27 cm
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McKenzie album 1
Date: 1939-1944
From: McKenzie, Gordon Melville 1898-1978 :Albums compiled while serving as chaplain of HMNZS Achilles and HMNZS Tamaki, 1939-1945
Reference: PA1-q-893
Description: Album compiled by Gordon McKenzie during his service as a chaplain on HMNZS Achilles during the 1939-1945 war. Includes photographs of the sinking of the Admiral Graf Spee, scenes in Fiji and Tahiti, Australian monuments and wildlife, and events on board the HMNZS Achilles. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Manuscript
Lattimer, Warrick N, 1919- : Crossed flags
Date: 1993
By: Lattimer, Warrick Neville, 1919-2005
Reference: MS-Papers-5294
Description: Lattimer describes his life from childhood and family background to his experiences during World War II in the Navy on HMNZS `Achilles', HMNZS `Gambia' and on Russian convoys in the Atlantic and later in the Pacific. The story appears to have been completed in 1993. The manuscript was prepared mainly for family records Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and photographs (photocopies) Lattimer has included photocopies of photographs taken on active service and has added detailed captions. A message from a surrendering Japanese is included.
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Morrison, John Craig, 1918-1944 :Photographs relating to the Navy during World War II
Date: 1939-1945
By: Morrison, John Craig, 1918-1944
Reference: PAColl-0922
Description: Quantity: 38 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope in a box. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1329, papers of John Craig Morrison.
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Christmas Island : Reports to the Public Works Department
Date: 1937, 1941
Reference: MS-Papers-0621
Description: Information on feasibility of establishing landing area for aeroplanes at Christmas Island by officers of HMS Achilles, 1937. Detailed report by N J Till, Hydrographic Surveyor, includes full exploration of the island, describing geological formation, natural features and resources, climate, flora and fauna, population Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typeescript (photocopy)
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Photograph album
Date: [ca 1914-1945]
From: Ebrey family :Photographs relating to World War I and World War II
Reference: PA1-q-1056
Description: Photograph album relating to Leslie Arthur Ebrey and his father John Alfred Ebrey. Frontspiece photograph is the HMS Achilles signed by her crew. Includes a rare unused HMS Racoon WWI postcard and photographs of a sea battle (possibly River Plate), damage to ship, farewell of Cdr Parry, Captain of the Achilles, and detonation of submarine mines. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 26 x 35 cm
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Morrison, John Craig 1918-1944 : Papers
Date: 1940-1950
By: Morrison, John Craig, 1918-1944
Reference: MS-Group-1302
Description: Journal and letters describing voyage from NZ, training in England, Trinidad and Scotland, 1940-1941, service in Fleet Air Arm, Malta, 1941-1942. Newspaper clippings and detailed descriptions of operations in Malta. Papers relating to later service in Pacific Quantity: 5 folder(s) (61 pieces). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescript and printed matter Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Maps - To Photographic Archive - At PA Series 14:25 (PAColl-0922).
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Jones album
Date: ca 1937-1950
From: Jones, Winifred, fl 1950-2004 :Photographs relating to Frederick Jones
By: Phillips, Edward Arthur, -1966
Reference: PA1-o-1230
Description: Album containing photographs relating to the work of Frederick Jones as Postmaster General and Minister of Defence, including photographs of opening ceremonies for post offices around New Zealand, the Jones family, the Achilles arriving at Auckland, and Jones meeting various personalities. Album also contains souvenir items from the opening of the Chief Post Office, Dunedin. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leather bound album 24.5 x 31.2 cm
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Interview with George Hewson
Date: 21 Sep 1994
From: History of the Army in New Zealand during World War II
By: Hewson, George David, 1916-1995
Reference: OHInt-0571/17
Description: George David Hewson born 1916. Recalls being called up for World War II on last single man's ballot and being sent to Trentham, followed by Manoeuvres at Ashburton with 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment. Recalls boarding the `Aquitania' down the West Coast which was escorted by `Achilles' to Freemantle and by the `Dorsetshire' in the Indian Ocean. Talks about his experiences in Egypt and North Africa. Recalls memories of Maadi Camp. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Dick Linnell Venue - 1/6 Douglas St, Timaru Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008043 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 55 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2204. Search dates: 1994
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Interview with Pita Tauwhare
Date: 24 Feb 2004
From: Second World War oral history project - Pacific
By: Tauwhare, Pita Wharepuni, 1927-2012
Reference: OHInt-0805-12
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Parr Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s) (abstract, partial transcript). 1 interview(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5323, OHDL-001182. Search dates: 2004
Manuscript
Drafts and research notes for a Navy book
Date: [ca.1940-1950]
From: Waters, Sydney David, 1883-1965 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8455-14
Description: Drafts and research notes for a book on ships in World War Two. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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McLean, Peter McDonald, 1920-2003 : Memoirs of service in World War Two
Date: [199-]
By: McLean, Peter McDonald, 1920-2003
Reference: MS-Papers-7873
Description: Memoirs of New Zealand exservicemen known to McLean of their experiences in the Army, Navy and Airforce during World War Two. Included are extracts from service records held by Base Record Office and photographs of some of the servicemen together with photographs of army rugby teams McLean played in. Arrangement: The memoirs have been removed from ther original ring binder and split into three folders Quantity: 4 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to the Photographic Archive - To Photographic Archive - Two photo albums of North Africa, Middle East and Italy taken while McLean was on active service in World War Two; includes some family photos (PAColl-7788).
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Correspondence regarding naval flags
Date: 1988-1991
From: St Michael and All Angels' Church (Kelburn, Wellington) : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-7310
Description: Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the debate over the removal of two flags (originally from HMNZS Archilles and HMNZS Tamaki) from the nave of St Michaels Church to the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
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World War, 1939-1945. Royal New Zealand Navy
Date: [ca 1941-1943]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-149
Description: Official photographs, most of which are not captioned or dated. Includes: Fairmile `sub-chasers' in convoy in the Hauraki Gulf, 1943; launching of HMNZS Hinau at Auckland in 1941 (shows Mrs Sullivam christening the ship and her husband Hon D G Sullivan standing behind). Series of photographs of HMNZS Archilles at Wellington; lineup of sailors; military parade in grounds of Parliament, Wellington; unidentified naval commanders; naval vessels sailing past Massey Memorial, Wellington. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).