Medals by RNZN Deployment
The table below lists the operational service medals and special service medals awarded for service on Royal New Zealand Navy deployments since 3 September 1945.
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Abbreviations
- ANZUK – Australia New Zealand United Kingdom Force
- FESR – Far East Strategic Reserve
- GSM - General Service Medal
- NGSM - Naval General Service Medal
- NZGSM - New Zealand General Service Medal
- NZOSM - New Zealand Operational Service Medal
- NZSSM - New Zealand Special Service Medal
- PJM - Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal (this is an award from the Malaysian Government)
- UN Medal - United Nations medal
Year of Deployment
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1945 - 1949
HMNZS Gambia 3 September 1945 to 11 October 1945
- NZ Service Medal 1946-1949
- NZOSM (for operational service during the occupation of Japan)
HMNZS Achilles 6 October 1945 to 20 January 1946
- NZ Service Medal 1946-1949
- NZOSM (for operational service during the occupation of Japan)
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1950 - 1959
HMNZS Pukaki: 3 July 1950 to 3 December 1950
HMNZS Tutira: 3 July 1950 to 30 May 1951
HMNZS Rotoiti: 7 October 1950 to 21 November 1951
HMNZS Hawea: 2 March 1951 to 8 March 1952
HMNZS Taupo: 29 August 1951 to 21 October 1952
HMNZS Rotoiti: 7 January 1952 to 19 March 1953
HMNZS Hawea: 4 August 1952 to 29 August 1953
HMNZS Kaniere: 2 March 1953 to 2 March 1954
HMNZS Pukaki: 1 November 1953 to 28 September 1954
HMNZS Kaniere: November 1954 to March 1955
HMNZS Black Prince: 7 June 1955 to early July 1955
- NZOSM (for 9 days' operational service during the Malayan Emergency)
HMNZS Pukaki: August 1955 to July 1956
HMNZS Kaniere: 1 April 1956 to 8 May 1957
HMNZS Royalist: 31 October 1956 to 22 December 1956
- NZGSM 1992 (War-like) (Near East) for service in Suez
- NZOSM
HMNZS Pukaki 15 May 1957: 31 May 1957, or 19 June 1957
HMNZS Rotoiti: 15 May 1957, 31 May 1957, or 19 June 1957
HMNZS Royalist: 31 August 1957 to 18 June 1958
HMNZS Pukaki: 8 November 1957
HMNZS Rotoiti: 8 November 1957
HMNZS Pukaki: 28 April 1958
HMNZS Rotoiti: 22 May 1958 to 11 March 1959
HMNZS Pukaki: 22 August 1958, 2 September 1958, 11 September 1958, or 23 September 1958
HMNZS Royalist: 25 March 1959 to 10 June 1959
- NZOSM (for 7 days' operational service during the Malayan Emergency)
*See Additional eligibility for the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal
HMNZS Pukaki: 6 June 1959 to 15 March 1960
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1960 - 1969
HMNZS Pukaki: 6 June 1959 to 15 March 1960
HMNZS Rotoiti: 17 April 1960 to 15 February 1961
- NGSM (Malaya) (for service up to 31 July 1960)
- NZOSM
- PJM
HMNZS Royalist: 22 February 1961 to 12 July 1961
HMNZS Pukaki: 9 July 1961 to 23 May 1962
HMNZS Otago: 26 November 1961 to 7 December 1961
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Otago: 23 February 1962 to 26 March 1962
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
*See Additional eligibility for the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal
HMNZS Taranaki: 18 May 1962 to 12 March 1963
HMNZS Royalist: 14 March 1963 to 26 June 1963
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
*See Additional eligibility for the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal
HMNZS Otago: 5 June 1963 to 25 November 1963
HMNZS Taranaki: 15 December 1963 to 20 August 1964
HMNZS Royalist: 19 May 1964 to 17 July 1964
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
*See Additional eligibility for the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal)
HMNZS Otago: 15 October 1964 to 10 May 1965
HMNZS Royalist: 20 May 1965 to 29 October 1965
HMNZS Santon: 10 April 1965 to 25 November 1965
HMNZS Hickleton: 12 April 1965 to 27 November 1965
HMNZS Taranaki: 3 November 1965 to 23 April 1966
HMNZS Santon: 26 November 1965 to 20 May 1966
HMNZS Hickleton: 28 November 1965 to 30 July 1966
HMNZS Otago: 29 April 1966 to 2 September 1966
*See Additional eligibility for the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal
HMNZS Blackpool: 8 November 1966 to 21 April 1967
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Taranaki: 21 April 1967 to 24 November 1967
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Waikato: 6 December 1967 to 2 May 1968
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Otago: 10 June 1968 to 24 November 1968
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Blackpool: 13 January 1969 to 11 June 1969
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Otago: 10 June 1969 to 23 September 1969
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Waikato: 11 December 1969 to 15 February 1970
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
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1970 - 1979
HMNZS Waikato: 11 December 1969 to 15 February 1970
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Taranaki: 20 February 1970 to 10 August 1970
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Otago: 15 August 1970 to 20 December 1970
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Otago: 18 March 1971 to 19 November 1971
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of FESR)
HMNZS Waikato: 11 December 1971 to 31 March 1972
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
HMNZS Taranaki: 3 May 1972 to 9 September 1972
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
HMNZS Waikato: 4 September 1972 to 4 January 1973
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
HMNZS Otago: 29 January 1973 to 3 April 1973
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
HMNZS Taranaki: 30 March 1973 to 11 July 1973
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
HMNZS Otago: 22 July 1973
- NZSSM (Nuclear Testing)
HMNZS Canterbury: 28 July 1973
- NZSSM (Nuclear Testing)
HMNZS Otago: 29 November 1973 to 30 January 1974
- NZOSM (for operational service as part of ANZUK)
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1980 - 1989
HMNZS Canterbury: 21 June 1982 to 11 August 1982
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Indian Ocean) (for service on Op Armilla)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Waikato: 12 August 1982 to 13 November 1982
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Indian Ocean) (for service on Op Armilla)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Canterbury 23: November 1982 to 15 March 1983
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Indian Ocean) (for service on Op Armilla)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Waikato: 26 June 1983 to 20 September 1983
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Indian Ocean) (for service on Op Armilla)
- NZOSM
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1990 - 1999
HMNZS Endeavour: 28 July 1990 to 5 August 1990
- NZOSM (for 9 days of operational service during the peace talks in Bougainville)
HMNZS Waikato: 28 to 31 July 1990 and 2 to 5 August 1990
- NZOSM (for 8 days of operational service during the peace talks in Bougainville)
HMNZS Wellington: 29 July 1990 to 3 August 1990, and 5 August 1990
- NZOSM (for 7 days of operational service during the peace talks in Bougainville)
HMNZS Wellington: October 1995 to April 1996
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Arabian Gulf) (for service on Op Delphic)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Canterbury: May 1996 to September 1996
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Arabian Gulf) (for service on Op Delphic)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Canterbury: 23 to 25 July 1997
Three days of operational service off Bougainville on Operation Coracle Phase 3 can be accumulated with any other days of operational service by an individual towards the 7-day operational service requirement for the NZOSM.
HMNZS Canterbury: 27 November 1997 to 10 December 1997
- NZOSM only (for 14 days of operational service off Bougainville)
HMNZS Endeavour: 28 November 1997 to 31 January 1998
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Bougainville)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Manawanui: 9 December 1997 to 21 February 1998
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Bougainville)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Manawanui: 20 March 1999 to 25 May 1999
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Bougainville)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Endeavour: 16 September 1999 to 20 October 1999, late January 2000 to 23 February 2000
- East Timor Medal
- NZOSM
- INTERFET Medal
HMNZS Canterbury: 28 September 1999 to 10 December 1999
- East Timor Medal
- NZOSM
- INTERFET Medal
HMNZS Te Kaha: September 1999 to January 2000
HMNZS Te Kaha served in the East Timor operational area from 16 September to 25 September 1999, then deployed to the Arabian Gulf.
- East Timor Medal
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) (Arabian Gulf)
- NZOSM
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2000 - 2009
HMNZS Te Kaha: September 1999 to January 2000
HMNZS Te Kaha served in the East Timor operational area from 16 September to 25 September 1999, then deployed to the Arabian Gulf.
- East Timor Medal
- NZGSM 1992 (Non-War-like) (Arabian Gulf)
- NZOSM
HMNZS Te Mana 10 June 2000 to 21 June 2000
- NZOSM (for 12 days of operational service in the Solomon Islands - Op Purple Haze 1).
See Additional eligibility for NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands
HMNZS Te Kaha: 21 June 2000 to 6 July 2000
- NZOSM (for 16 days of operational service in the Solomon Islands - Op Purple Haze 1)
See Additional eligibility for NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands
HMNZS Te Kaha: 24 August 2000 to 13 September 2000
- NZOSM (for 21 days of operational service in the Solomon Islands - Op Purple Haze 2)
See Additional eligibility for NZGSM (Solomon Islands
HMNZS Te Mana: 27 April 2001 to 14 May 2001
- NZOSM (for 18 days of operational service in the Solomon Islands - Op Ricochet 1)
See Additional eligibility for NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands
HMNZS Manawanui: October 2001 to February 2002
HMNZS Te Kaha: 27 November 2002 to 27 March 2003
HMNZS Te Mana: 28 January 2003 to 4 August 2003
HMNZS Te Mana: 7 April 2004 to 1 September 2004
HMNZS Te Mana: 4 May 2008 to 1 August 2008
HMNZS Canterbury: 14 and 15 August 2009
Two days of official visitor operational service in Timor-Leste in support of NZDF Task Group Gyro and the Australian Defence Force can be accumulated with any other days of operational service by an individual towards the 30 days' official visitor operational service required for the award of the NZOSM.
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2010 - Present
HMNZS Te Mana: 23 November 2013 to 21 February 2014
- NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
- NZOSM
- Personnel who served on HMNZS Te Mana from 23 January 2014 to 21 February 2014 also qualified for the NATO Medal 'Africa'.
HMNZS Te Kaha: 7 May 2015 to 17 June 2015
HMNZS Wellington: 10 to 18 December, 2021
- NZOSM only (for 9 days' operational service in the Solomon Islands - OP SOLOMON ISLANDS ASSIST
See Additional Eligibility NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)
HMNZS Canterbury: 2 to 27 April 2024 (for 26 days' operational service in the Solomon Islands - OP MOA 2024)
- NZOSM only
See Additional Eligibility NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)
HMNZS Aoteoroa: 17 August to 25 September 2024 (OP WHIO)
HMNZS Te Kaha: 25 March 2025 to 25 May 2025
HMNZS Aotearoa: 5 to 22 November 2025 (for 18 days' operational service in northern Asia - Op WHIO)
- NZOSM only