Navy related Blogs by Thane "Zaps" Zander

Below are the links to all my Navy Related Blogs on my blogsite.  Click on each text to open.

I would appreciate any feedback on topics, typos, and content.  I have done my best to keep it readily understood be it Grammar and or writing style. There is a space at the end of this blog to post your thoughts/comments etc.  You can comment as Anonymous or your own name.  If that is too hard to get your head around My email is zappydodah@hotmail.com or my Facebook Messenger (Thane W Zander)

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Thane "Zaps" Zander

1.  My Naval Memoir dated 11/5/2015

2.  Naval (Branch) Gazing dated 19//2014

3.  Composite List of SDML's  dated 20/3/2016

4.  Thar She Blows - Kavachi Undersea Volcano  dated 18/3/2016

5.  GozUndaGozBang - Mine warfare in and around Aotearoa.  dated 8/7/2016

6.  Transition - Sextant to Hifix 6, Surveying on the cusp dated 25/4/2017

7.  Blue Moaning - a sea tale  dated  2/5/2017

8.  Origins of Ships dated 12/11/2017

9.  Surveys I NEVER took part in dated 30/1/2018

10.  Auxilliary Fleet  dated  2/2/2018

11. Naming New Vessel dated  13/2/2018

12.  Report on March Past - LOSC naming dated  5/2/2018

13.  What it Means to be a Matelot dated 22/2/2018

14.  Titled  as a Drog event, but really a Navigators Mantra L.L.L.L.  Dated  3/3/2018

15.  The Nuclear (Ship) Era dated 16/3/2018

16.  The US Liberty Ships (WWII)  dated 19/4/2018

17.  PO Stoker Roberts Brissindon - Elmslie Bay, Marlborough  Sounds.

18.  Defense Hardware 2018 - dated 23/8/2018 (accumulated news items.)

Report on the March past. New LOSC name suggestion.

On or around 29th January I floated a suggestion on the  EX RNZN Club Facebook (largely veterans) site on the possibility of running a Vote on a new name for the new LOSC.  I then canvassed for possible names, with four new names (Kupe, Maui,Kiwa and Mataora) chosen.

Initially I wasn't going to keep the past names active but with pressure and lack of other names they were included (Manawanui, Monowai and Tui). I also created a blog giving a run down of the new possibilities and linked websites of the three past ships. Click here for that blog.

So on the 5th February I constructed a Survey Monkey Poll page which eventually gained 75 votes.

 The demographics suggest 80% of the 75 votes are from EX RNZN veterans, with 15% coming from Twitter and maybe others from various links I put around. Fair to say the voters from Navy Veterans have had a big part to play in the process (selection/voting) and acknowledgement to civilians through my blog on Facebook and Twitter, Kiwis helping Kiwis.

Name	%age	Vote
Kupe	32.00%	24
Monowai	18.67%	14
Manawanui	16.00%	12
Mataora	9.33%	7
Maui	8.00%	6
Kiwa	8.00%	6
Tui	8.00%	6

 And a resounding win goes to HMNZS Kupe by a goodly margin.  I am canvassing Ministry of Defense (Navy) or MARCOM staff (if that is what it is called now) with this March Past summary to see if they see it as a valid exercise.

I also found a prominent statue depicting Kupe - maybe an idea going forward as a Crest??

Ka kite ano whanau


Thane Zander

Palmerston North

Ex CPOAHS 1975 - 2002