List of Training Ships in the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

This is a list of units in the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps.^[1]

As of 2023^[update] there are 16 Sea Cadet Corps Training Ships in New Zealand. The newest unit, TS Ahuriri, was formed in September 2020.^[2] There is a new unit trying to be formed in New Plymouth as an expansion of 8 Squadron ATC.

Map of New Zealand Training Ships Units

Training Ships of the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

List of New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps Training Ships

Abbrv.	Ship	Town / City	Region	Area	Coordinates	Unit Colours	HMNZS Sponsor^[3]	Commissioned	Website and Notes
DIO	TS Diomede	Whangārei	Northland	Northern Area	35°43′45″S 174°20′06″E / 35.72903808453294°S 174.33505817924205°E / -35.72903808453294; 174.33505817924205	Green	HMNZS Taupo	Unknown	[1]
BEL	TS Bellona	Hobsonville	Auckland	Northern Area	36°47′16″S 174°39′59″E / 36.78780632056106°S 174.66636211221498°E / -36.78780632056106; 174.66636211221498	Red	HMNZS Manawanui	5 August 1983 (41 years ago) (1983-08-05)	[2]
LEA	TS Leander	North Shore	Auckland	Northern Area	36°48′59″S 174°48′21″E / 36.81640009340096°S 174.80586143808054°E / -36.81640009340096; 174.80586143808054	Blue and Gold	HMNZS Manawanui	18 August 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-08-18)^[4]	[3]
ACH	TS Achilles	Auckland City	Auckland	Northern Area	36°50′55″S 174°49′06″E / 36.84874859419079°S 174.81847084135038°E / -36.84874859419079; 174.81847084135038	Red	HMNZS Te Kaha	11 April 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-04-11)	[4]
GBA	TS Gambia	Otahuhu	Auckland	Northern Area	36°56′03″S 74°51′46″E / 36.93409321529611°S 74.86291515521728°E / -36.93409321529611; 74.86291515521728		HMNZS Te Kaha	May 1967 (57 years ago) (1967-05)	[5]
WKO	TS Waikato	Hamilton	Waikato	Northern Area	37°46′50″S 175°16′26″E / 37.78059836501231°S 175.27391971679563°E / -37.78059836501231; 175.27391971679563	Yellow and black	HMNZS Te Kaha	Unknown	[6] Formerly TS Rangiriri^[5]
CHA	TS Chatham	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	Northern Area	37°39′35″S 176°10′08″E / 37.65984189184775°S 176.1689536072125°E / -37.65984189184775; 176.1689536072125	Purple	HMNZS Te Kaha	Unknown	[7]
AHU	TS Ahuriri	Napier	Hawke's Bay	Central Area	39°29′02″S 176°55′11″E / 39.48375119179533°S 176.91962141053932°E / -39.48375119179533; 176.91962141053932			2 September 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-09-02)^[6]	[8]
CAL	TS Calliope	Wanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	Central Area	39°56′13″S 175°02′49″E / 39.93697688932667°S 175.04707545379742°E / -39.93697688932667; 175.04707545379742		HMNZS Aotearoa	Unknown	[9]
TAU	TS Taupo	Mana	Wellington	Central Area	41°05′57″S 174°51′57″E / 41.09918577240817°S 174.86586245212268°E / -41.09918577240817; 174.86586245212268		HMNZS Rotoiti	Unknown	[10]
TAM	TS Tamatoa	Petone	Wellington	Central Area	41°13′39″S 74°52′26″E / 41.22748040577392°S 74.87390095913054°E / -41.22748040577392; 74.87390095913054		HMNZS Wellington	1945 (79 years ago) (1945)	[11]
AMO	TS Amokura	Wellington	Wellington	Central Area	41°18′17″S 174°48′05″E / 41.30472310309307°S 174.8013626511294°E / -41.30472310309307; 174.8013626511294		HMNZS Wellington	1963 (61 years ago) (1963)	Archived [12]
TAL	TS Talisman	Nelson	Nelson	Southern Area	41°16′25″S 173°17′16″E / 41.27361606420779°S 173.28773090175267°E / -41.27361606420779; 173.28773090175267		HMNZS Pukaki	9 May 1961 (63 years ago) (1961-05-09)^[7]	Archived [13]
GOD	TS Godley	Christchurch	Canterbury	Southern Area	43°31′20″S 172°37′49″E / 43.52224334212264°S 172.6301521369425°E / -43.52224334212264; 172.6301521369425		HMNZS Canterbury	2015 (9 years ago)	[14] Formerly TS Cornwell and TS Steadfast. These units were merged in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
	Timaru Navy Cadets	Timaru	Canterbury	Southern Area				Unknown	Currently apart of 15SQN District of Timaru as this unit has not been recognised.
WAI	TS Waireka	Dunedin	Otago	Southern Area	45°52′24″S 170°30′38″E / 45.87328638692966°S 170.5104769235511°E / -45.87328638692966; 170.5104769235511		HMNZS Otago	Unknown	[15]
NIM	TS Nimrod	Port Chalmers	Otago	Southern Area	45°49′09″S 170°37′27″E / 45.81929343760279°S 170.62421550025573°E / -45.81929343760279; 170.62421550025573		HMNZS Otago	1966 (58 years ago) (1966)	[16]

Former Training Ships

Ship	Town / City	Area	Coordinates	Commissioned	Date of Disbandment	Website and Notes
TS Endeavour	Gisborne	Central Area	38°40′54″S 178°01′49″E / 38.68167480506496°S 178.0301694825706°E / -38.68167480506496; 178.0301694825706		2007^[8]
TS Tutira	Levin	Central Area	45°49′09″S 170°37′27″E / 45.81929343760279°S 170.62421550025573°E / -45.81929343760279; 170.62421550025573	July 23, 1963 (1963-07-23)^[9]	2020 (2020) (58 years)	Archived [17]
TS Steadfast	Christchurch	Southern Area	43°36′08″S 172°41′34″E / 43.6022994834736°S 172.692721471024°E / -43.6022994834736; 172.692721471024	21 October 1929 (1929-10-21) ^[10]	2012 (2012) (83 years)	First Sea Cadet Unit Amalgamated to Create TS Godley
TS Cornwell	Christchurch	Southern Area	43°36′08″S 172°41′34″E / 43.6022994834736°S 172.692721471024°E / -43.6022994834736; 172.692721471024	1958^[11]	2012 (54 years)	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

References

^ "Chapter 7 – General Composition of the NZCF". Cadet Force Orders: Volume 3: Cadet Operations (Manual). New Zealand Cadet Forces. 2017.
^ "TS Ahuriri". TS Ahuriri. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ Cadet Force Order 7 - Annex A - HMNZ Ship and Cadet Partnership Programme
^ "Our History". www.tsleander.nz. n.d. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "About Us – Waikato Navy Cadets". Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "About". tsahuriri.com. n.d. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ https://itson.co.nz/media/uploads/2018_06/Cadet_handbook_2018_2.pdf
^ "NZ Cadet Forces Navy Army Air Force cadets East Coast". 2007-09-19. Archived from the original on 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ "50th Anniversary Celebrations | Training Ship Tutira". 2013-07-24. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ "New Zealand Cadet Forces". www.cadetforces.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
^ https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2022/09/BKCB_20220912_AGN_7663_AT_files/BKCB_20220912_AGN_7663_AT_Attachment_38228_1.PDF

New Zealand Cadet Forces

Corps

Units

List of SCC Training Ships
List of NZCC units
List of ATC squadrons

Associations

Sea Cadet Corps Association of New Zealand Inc. (SCANZ)
Cadet Corps Association of New Zealand Trust (CCANZ)
Air Training Corps Association of New Zealand Inc. (ATCANZ)

Naval Cadet organizations
International	International Sea Cadet Association
Australia	Australian Navy Cadets Navy League Sea Cadet Corps (former)
Belgium	Royal Belgian Sea Cadet Corps
Bermuda	Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps
Canada	Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Canadian Navy League Cadet Corps Navy League Wrennette Corp (former)
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
The Netherlands	Netherlands Sea Cadet Corps
New Zealand	New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps Sea Cadet Association of New Zealand
Russia	Russian Sea Cadet Corps
Sweden	Swedish Sea Cadet Corps (SSCC)
United Kingdom	Sea Cadet Corps Marine Society & Sea Cadets Volunteer Cadet Corps Girls' Nautical Training Corps (former)
United States of America	Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps