The New Zealand Navy warship TE MANA, captained by Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Hunn and 178 officers and sailors, docked in Ho Chi Minh City, beginning a visit from September 25 to 29.
This visit of the TE MANA ship is meaningful in contributing to strengthening the defense cooperation relationship between Vietnam and New Zealand.
Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Hunn said that this is one of two main warships of the Royal New Zealand Navy, along with the ship TE KAHA, which visited Da Nang in June 2017.
With a length of 118 m and a width of 14.8 m, TE MANA has a displacement of 3,600 tons, reaching a maximum speed of 27 knots.
The ship is equipped with short-range RIM-7 Sea Sparrow and medium-range RIM-162 ESSM air defense missiles, Mark 46 lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes and a SH-2G Super Seasprite naval helicopter.
 The frigate TE MANA is one of two main warships of the Royal New Zealand Navy. |
 The TE MANA ship is 118 m long and 14.8 m wide. The maximum speed the ship can reach is 27 nautical miles/hour, with a range of 6,000 nautical miles. |
 Soldiers on duty on the ship. Soldiers and sailors of the TE MANA ship are rotated regularly and are allowed to visit their families during their inactivity at sea. |
 TE MANA was launched in 1995 in a joint development cooperation project between the two Oceanian countries of New Zealand and Australia, belonging to the Anzac class of light frigates consisting of 10 ships |
 TE MANA ship is equipped with SH-2G Super Seasprite naval helicopter |
 Sailors on guard duty on the ship |
 Lieutenant Jules Double introduces the combat system on the deck to visiting reporters. |
 Lieutenant Colonel Hunn - female captain of the warship TE MANA shakes hands with soldiers of the Vietnam Navy |
 Sailors dance the Kapa Haka of the New Zealand Maori people in the harbor. This is a warrior's ritual before going into battle |
 This visit of the TE MANA ship is meaningful in contributing to strengthening the defense cooperation relationship between Vietnam and New Zealand. |
 The 118-meter-long TE MANA ship can carry many types of weapons and military equipment such as helicopters, missiles, torpedoes, and is capable of fighting targets in the air, on the water and under the water. |
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chien-ham-hai-quan-new-zealand-cap-cang-sai-gon-185791409.htm
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