FROM PARTICIPATION TO FROM PARTICIPATION TO PROTEST PROTEST

Royal New Zealand Navy’s Royal New Zealand Navy’s Involvement in Involvement in

Nuclear Testing in the Pacific Nuclear Testing in the Pacific 1957-19951957-1995

Key Events Key Events

•Operation GRAPPLE May 1957- Operation GRAPPLE May 1957- September 1958September 1958

•Mururoa Protest June – August Mururoa Protest June – August 1973 1973

•Operation VALERIAN July – Operation VALERIAN July – October 1995October 1995

Auckland’s naval defence c1896

Calliope Dry Dock

8 February 1888

HMS New Zealand c1919

HMS Philomel naval base c 1927

Philomel c1937

HMS/HMNZS Achilles

HMNZS LACHLAN

HMNZS Pukaki

MURUROA 1973 MURUROA 1973

HMNZS Otago departing Devonport 28 June 1973

Plus One Politician –

FRASER COLEMAN MP

LABOUR CABINET MINISTER

Plus One Politician –

FRASER COLEMAN MP

LABOUR CABINET MINISTER

First Test 21 July 1973 –

seen from Otago

HMNZS CANTERBURY

OPERATION VALERIANOPERATION VALERIAN

HMNZS TUI – RESEARCH VESSEL