xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 As I have mentioned before I am in the RNZN and we are currently in Australia exercising with the Aussies, Yanks and a few others I am Chief Engineer on HMNZS Canterbury which is a landing ship (tbh it's a converted Irish Sea car ferry!) -we call it the Combat car Ferry or the Sleek Grey Car Ferry of Death. Anyway I digress After dropping off our load of NZ Unimogs, LAV (Light Armoured Vehicles) and Pinzgauer 6wds we went back to NZ for a second load (I'll try and find some pics of them)and after disembarking them we relocated a bunch of Aussie stuff Thought you might be interested in some of it, most of the stuff had disembarked when I took the picsA 6WD Quad (should that be a Squad?)A 6WD Land Rover and trailerA Mercedes G wagenAnother G wagenA Merc truck (a bit like a modern Unimog - not sure of designation)An NH 90 helicopterand again just added for shits n giggles 59Impala, DeeJay, eddyramrod and 7 others 10
Rod/b Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 As I have mentioned before I am in the RNZN and we are currently in Australia exercising with the Aussies, Yanks and a few others I am Chief Engineer on HMNZS Canterbury which is a landing ship (tbh it's a converted Irish Sea car ferry!) -we call it the Combat car Ferry or the Sleek Grey Car Ferry of Death. Anyway I digress After dropping off our load of NZ Unimogs, LAV (Light Armoured Vehicles) and Pinzgauer 6wds we went back to NZ for a second load (I'll try and find some pics of them)and after disembarking them we relocated a bunch of Aussie stuff Thought you might be interested in some of it, most of the stuff had disembarked when I took the picsau01.jpgA 6WD Quad (should that be a Squad?)au02.jpgA 6WD Land Rover and trailerau03.jpgA Mercedes G wagenau04.jpgAnother G wagenau05.jpgA Merc truck (a bit like a modern Unimog - not sure of designation)au06.jpgAn NH 90 helicopterau07.jpgand again just added for shits n gigglesThat 6WD is a G Wagen too, rather than a Land Rover, isn't it? eddyramrod, chaseracer and richardmorris 3
taxi paul Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 An old car ferry? So the new Zealand navy is like the autoshite of navies.excellent work. Have fun. STUNO, dome, eddyramrod and 2 others 5
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 That 6WD is a G Wagen too, rather than a Land Rover, isn't it?You may be right - I wasn't taking that much notice, last time we had them onboard it was all 6WD landies
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 An old car ferry? So the new Zealand navy is like the autoshite of navies.excellent work. Have fun.Well it's 10 years old (we got it new) I should have said that it is the same design as the Irish ferries (and the NZ Inter Islander ferry) AMC Rebel and taxi paul 2
Squirrel2 Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Great pics, thanks for sharing. Are the Land Rovers Perenties, made in Australia? Squirrel2
DodgeRover Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Are Straits Shipping still running the old cross channel ferries - might be called Blue Bridge now.
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 Great pics, thanks for sharing. Are the Land Rovers Perenties, made in Australia? Squirrel2You've got me there, I would imagine so though
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 Are Straits Shipping still running the old cross channel ferries - might be called Blue Bridge now.Pretty sure it is Blue Bridge (too far "Dahn Sarf" for me) I'm a jafa (Just another Fucking Aucklander!)
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Great pics, thanks for sharing. Are the Land Rovers Perenties, made in Australia? Squirrel2 I doubt it, seeing how the Australian automotive manufacturing industry has collapsed over the last decade
Squirrel2 Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 I doubt it, seeing how the Australian automotive manufacturing industry has collapsed over the last decadeQuite so. Just done a bit of research and pretty much all the local Australian-built Land Rovers are out of service, now replaced by the M-B 6WD G-Wagens, as pictured. Squirrel2
colnerov Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Are those models or is it big screws holding the deck down? Junkman, Asimo and xkjagnz 3
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 Are those models or is it big screws holding the deck down? You should see the size of the toolbag I have to carry round to get the screwdrivers in!! They are lashing points, as unlike domestic ferries we cross the Tasman, Pacific etc we also do disaster relief work, and so have to lash the 20+ tonne vehicles down in roughers as unlike a family saloon, if they move they leave a bit of a dent! colnerov and Squirrel2 2
DodgeRover Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Pretty sure it is Blue Bridge (too far "Dahn Sarf" for me) I'm a jafa (Just another Fucking Aucklander!)Ah you have my commiserations - although having seen the photos of your place it's not exactly as built up as where we were in Onehunga!
TripleRich Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 It really is a car ferry! I did chuckle when I looked it up... STUNO and xkjagnz 2
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 It really is a car ferry! I did chuckle when I looked it up... Car Ferry.JPGYes but it's grey so therefore invincible and camouflaged The COMBAT Car Ferry and look up just below the funnel --- LANDING CRAFT!!!!! (Incidentally they weigh 60.5 tonnes unladen with half a tank of fuel and no crew - the big arse crane that lifts them has a SWL of 61tonnes!!! (originally it was 60 tonnes)) oops! mercrocker, TripleRich and eddyramrod 3
Junkman Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 That Unimog is a Unimog and it's far from modern. Do I see this right, those G-Wagens in combat dress are on alloys?Do you guys actually want to go to war, or are you more like the Austrian Navy?
xkjagnz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 That Unimog is a Unimog and it's far from modern. Do I see this right, those G-Wagens in combat dress are on alloys?Do you guys actually want to go to war, or are you more like the Austrian Navy?Australians/Austrians -- isn't that the same place ? Anyway I'm a KIWI!!!! (actually I'm a pom with 2 passports), Australians are seriously weird (think Septics without the culture)
STUNO Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Yes but it's grey so therefore invincible and camouflaged The COMBAT Car Ferry and look up just below the funnel --- LANDING CRAFT!!!!! (Incidentally they weigh 60.5 tonnes unladen with half a tank of fuel and no crew - the big arse crane that lifts them has a SWL of 61tonnes!!! (originally it was 60 tonnes)) oops! SWL of 65 tonnes I KNOW because i read it in Janes and you are only the chief engineer.
STUNO Posted July 25, 2017 Posted July 25, 2017 Two new Kiwis on here. The esteemed Jon passed his exam for citizenship recently too !
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 Australians/Austrians -- isn't that the same place ? Anyway I'm a KIWI!!!! (actually I'm a pom with 2 passports), Australians are seriously weird (think Septics without the culture) We are weird, I can vouch for that. But no culture? that's a bit off
xkjagnz Posted July 26, 2017 Author Posted July 26, 2017 We are weird, I can vouch for that. But no culture? that's a bit offI suppose there is some on the Yoghurt! philibusmo 1
philibusmo Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 I can confirm that the actual car ferry is now called Blue Bridge, or the Inter-Islander. I used Blue Bridge late last year to ship me and my Rover SD1 south for a big road trip and then back north again. They are pretty average and didn't have anywhere near the exciting levels of G-Wagens that your jumped up ferry has. On a side note, I came across a W8 front badge in the back of my wardrobe yesterday if you're still after one.
Junkman Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 Australians/Austrians -- isn't that the same place ? It is for some. However:
John F Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 xkjagnz, on 26 Jul 2017 - 12:19 AM, said:Australians are seriously weird (think Septics without the culture) Junkman 1
xkjagnz Posted July 26, 2017 Author Posted July 26, 2017 I can confirm that the actual car ferry is now called Blue Bridge, or the Inter-Islander. I used Blue Bridge late last year to ship me and my Rover SD1 south for a big road trip and then back north again. They are pretty average and didn't have anywhere near the exciting levels of G-Wagens that your jumped up ferry has. On a side note, I came across a W8 front badge in the back of my wardrobe yesterday if you're still after one.That would be cool, it would make the car look an estimated 2% less crap and uncared for I'm away until next week so haven't got bank/ post access let me know what you want for it and bank details and I will transfer into you acc, I'll pm the address (when I work out where the button is!) Thanks
FakeConcern Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 Pretty sure it is Blue Bridge (too far "Dahn Sarf" for me) I'm a jafa (Just another Fucking Aucklander!)I wish I'd seen this comment before my brother in law went back to Auckland!
xkjagnz Posted July 26, 2017 Author Posted July 26, 2017 However: Surely there must be one in a zoo somewhere
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