HMNZS Charles Upham
HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercardian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001. The vessel was built for the Danish shipping company Mercandia during the early 1980s, and operated under the names Mercandian Queen II and Continental Queen II. The New Zealand Defence Force had identified the need for a logistic support ship as early as the 1970s but it was not until the 1991 white paper that planning to acquire a ship commenced in earnest. Mercandian Queen II was for sale around that time, and although not as capable as the RNZN had initially specified, was purchased in 1994.
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HMNZS Charles Upham
HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercardian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001. The vessel was built for the Danish shipping company Mercandia during the early 1980s, and operated under the names Mercandian Queen II and Continental Queen II. The New Zealand Defence Force had identified the need for a logistic support ship as early as the 1970s but it was not until the 1991 white paper that planning to acquire a ship commenced in earnest. Mercandian Queen II was for sale around that time, and although not as capable as the RNZN had initially specified, was purchased in 1994.
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HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was ...... bury entering service in 2007.
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1994-12-16
commissioning date
1995-10-18
completion date
1984-04-06
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1983-12-16
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Active as of 2009
Sold back into civilian service
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685,214,445
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Up to of cargo
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*17
*8 officers, 24 sailors
Ship country
Civilian service
Ship decommissioned
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*1 × MaK M 453AK diesel motor, , 1 × controllable-pitch propeller
*1 × bow thruster
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HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was ...... cified, was purchased in 1994.
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HMNZS Charles Upham
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*Continental Queen II (1992)
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*Don Carlos (1998-2007)
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*Don Carlos II (2007-2009)
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*Mercandian Queen II (1984-1992, 1992-1994)
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*Nusantara Sejati (2009-present)
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*Sealift (1994-1995)
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HMNZS Charles Upham
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*"Charles Chuckam"
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*"Chuck-Up"
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*"The Calliope South Windbreak"
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