Operation Neptune (New Zealand)

The salute was to celebrate the appointment of the new-Chief of Navy John Martin, OMNZ[5] On 20 February 90 sailors stationed on HMNZS Canterbury completed a march through Rangiora, New Zealand.

The play includes William Edward Sanders’ encounter with a German U-boat and it is delivered entirely in jack-speak – navy slang – with a translation thrown in.

[9] Ships from Australia, Canada, Cook Islands, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Tonga, and the United States have started arriving to help the Navy celebrate its milestone.

Brunei, France, Germany, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Timor Leste, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam are also sending representatives to the celebration but not ships.

[14] Australia is sending multiple Royal Australian Navy vessels including, but not limited to HMAS Dechaineux, which arrived at Devonport Naval Base on 3 November.