List of Training Ships in the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

Following is a list of units in the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps. Each unit is led and managed by the Cadet Unit Commander, and their officers and staff. There are currently 16 Sea Cadet Corps units in New Zealand. The newest unit, TS Ahuriri, was formed in September 2020.

New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps Training Ships

Abbrv.	Ship	Town / City	Region	Area	Unit Colours	Unit Recognition Patch	HMNZS Sponsor	Commissioned	Website and Notes
DIO	TS Diomede	Whangarei	Northland	Northern Area	Green		HMNZS Taupo	Unknown	[1]
BEL	TS Bellona	Hobsonville	Auckland	Northern Area	Red		HMNZS Manawanui	5 August 1983 (1983-08-05)	[2]
LEA	TS Leander	North Shore	Auckland	Northern Area	Blue and Gold		HMNZS Manawanui	18 August 1960 (1960-08-18)	[3]
ACH	TS Achilles	Auckland City	Auckland	Northern Area	Red		HMNZS Te Kaha	11 April 1964 (1964-04-11)	[4]
GBA	TS Gambia	Otahuhu	Auckland	Northern Area			HMNZS Te Kaha	May 1967 (1967-05)	Archived [5]
WKO	TS Waikato	Hamilton	Waikato	Northern Area	Yellow and black		HMNZS Te Kaha	Unknown	Archived [6] Formerly TS Rangiriri
CHA	TS Chatham	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	Northern Area	Purple		HMNZS Te Kaha	Unknown	Archived [7]
	TS Ahuriri	Napier	Hawke's Bay	Central Area				2 September 2020 (2020-09-02)	[8]
CAL	TS Calliope	Wanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	Central Area			HMNZS Aotearoa	Unknown
TAU	TS Taupo	Mana	Wellington	Central Area			HMNZS Rotoiti	Unknown	[9]
TAM	TS Tamatoa	Petone	Wellington	Central Area			HMNZS Wellington	1945 (1945)	[10]
AMO	TS Amokura	Wellington	Wellington	Central Area			HMNZS Wellington	1963 (1963)	Archived [11]
TAL	TS Talisman	Nelson	Nelson	Southern Area			HMNZS Pukaki	1961 (1961)	Archived [12]
GOD	TS Godley	Christchurch	Canterbury	Southern Area			HMNZS Canterbury	Unknown	[13] Formerly TS Cornwall and TS Steadfast. These units were merged in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
WAI	TS Waireka	Dunedin	Otago	Southern Area			HMNZS Otago	Unknown
NIM	TS Nimrod	Port Chalmers	Otago	Southern Area			HMNZS Otago	1966 (1966)	[14]

Former Training Ships

Former Training Ships of the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

Ship	Town / City	Area	Unit Recognition Patch	Commissioned	Date of Disbandment	Website and Notes
TS Endeavour	Gisborne	Central Area
TS Tutira	Levin	Central Area		July 23, 1963 (1963-07-23)	2020 (2020) (58 years)	Archived [15]
TS Steadfast	Christchurch	Southern Area		21 October 1929 (1929-10-21)	2012 (2012) (83 years)	First Sea Cadet Unit Amalgamated to Create TS Godley
TS Cornwell	Christchurch	Southern Area			2012	Amalgamated to Create TS Godley
St. Patrick's College Unit Sea Cadet Corps	Wellington	Central Area
Wanganui Unit Sea Cadet Corps	Wanganui	Central Area
Nelson College Unit, Sea Cadet Corps	Nelson	Southern Area
Tauranga Unit Sea Cadet Corps	Tauranga	Northern Area
Rotorua Boys' High School Sea Cadet Corps	Rotorua	Northern Area

See also

• New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps
• New Zealand Cadet Forces