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 | Royal New Zealand Navy | L421 | HMNZS Canterbury | ZMCR - CAN | 2007 | -- | |||
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| 2004-jul | Ordered | L421 HMNZS Canterbury from Tenix Defence (Australia) and subsequently subcontracted to Merwede Shipyard (Netherlands) | ||||
| 2005-sep-6 | Laid down | L421 HMNZS Canterbury | ||||
| 2006-feb-11 | Launched | L421 HMNZS Canterbury | ||||
| 2007-jun-12 | Commissioned | L421 HMNZS Canterbury | ||||
| 2007-aug | Homeport | L421 HMNZS Canterbury arrived HMNZNB Devonport | ||||
| 2011-feb | Deployment | L421 HMNZS Canterbury  Christchurch Earthquake 2011 deployed to Lyttleton (nr Christchurch) for a scheduled Exercise, it quickly turned into a Humanitarian and Disaster Relief mission, when the earthquake struck on 22 Feb. Also shuttled back and forth to Wellington, ferrying emergency supplies and equipment. | ||||
| 2013-aug-26 | Trials | L421 HMNZS Canterbury First of Class flight trials with Australian MRH90 to establish the operating envelope of a similar type on HMNZS Canterbury. | ||||
| 2016-nov | Aircraft | L421 HMNZS Canterbury Exercise Mahi Tangaroa 16, Australian Romeo 7 on board | ||||
| 2016-nov-14 | Deployment | L421 HMNZS Canterbury Kaikoura Earthquake relief operations diverted from Auckland to assist in earthquake relief off Kaikoura. Main offshore platform for NZDF relief effort. Returned to Lyttleton on 20 Nov with 192 evacuees, for re-tasking. | ||||
| 2017-mar-24 | Port Visit | L421 HMNZS Canterbury anchored off Raoul Island in Kermadec Group, to assist in maintenance of the Tsunami Early Warning System. | ||||
| 2018-mar-24 | Deployment | L421 HMNZS Canterbury Navy Open Day 2018 At Navy Open Day | ||||
