Destroyers and Frigates of the Republic of Australia-New Zealand Navy

Destroyers and Frigates of the Republic of Australia-New Zealand Navy

''It is not mention in Lightning in the night book what happened to the Republic of Australia-New Zealand at the beginning of the war on Augusts 1st 1945.Therefore in the Lightning in the night timeline the Republic of Australia-New Zealand still exist as an independent Nation.  The destroyers and frigates in service with the Republic of Australia-New Zealand Navy previous served with the Royal Australian Navy ore the British Eastern Fleet ore they where constructed by the Republic of Australia-New Zealand in the period of 1940 to 1945. ''

Destroyers

V-class destroyer

RANZS Vampire, previous in service with the Royal Australian Navy.

RANZS Vendetta, previous in service with the Royal Australian Navy.

RANZS Voyager, previous in service with the Royal Australian Navy.

Scott-class destroyer leader

RANZS Stuart, previous in service with the Royal Australian Navy.

S-class destroyer

RANZS Scout, previous in service with the British Eastern Fleet.

RANZS Stronghold, previous in service with the British Eastern Fleet.

RANZS Tenedos, previous in service with the British Eastern Fleet.

RANZS Thanet, previous in service with the British Eastern Fleet.

RANZS Thracian, previous in service with the British Eastern Fleet.

Tribal-class destroyers

The then Royal Australian Navy had three Tribal-class destroyers under construction at the time of Great Brittan surrendering in September 1940. The three ships under construction where completed for service with the Republic of Australia-New Zealand Navy.

RANZS Arunta

RANZS Warramunga

RANZS Maori

Napier-class destroyers

The Napier-class destroyers are based on the Tribal-class destroyers but with several improvements added and where constructed between the period of 1941 to 1945.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Napier <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Nestor <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Nizam <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Norman

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Barcoo-class frigate

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">The eight Barcoo-class frigates where constructed between the period of 1941 to 1945 when the Republic of Australia-New Zealand began to fear that they would be invaded by the Empire of Japan operating from Japanese East Indies (former Netherlands East Indies) ore the German Kriegsmarine operating out of German-India and German Africa.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">The Barcoo-class frigates are the first frigate class to be constructed in the Republic of Australia-New Zealand and are named after rivers in the Australia part of the Republic of Australia-New Zealand.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Barcoo

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">R <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">ANZS Barwon

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Burdekin

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Diamantina

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Gascoyne

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Hawkesbury

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Lachlan

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Macquarie

Hawea-class frigate

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">The six Hawea-class frigates are improved Barcoo-class frigates and where constructed between the period of 1942 to 1945.The Hawea-class frigates are named after lakes in the New Zeeland part of the Republic of Australia-New Zealand.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Hawea

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Kaniere

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Pukaki

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Rotoiti

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Taupo

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">RANZS Tutira