5-735: Naval Defence Act may refer to: Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 Australasian Naval Defence Act , 1887, establishing the Australian Squadron Naval Defence Act 1889 , an act of Parliament in the U.K. Naval Defence Act 1910, an amendment to the Australian Defence Act 1903 Naval Defence Act 1913 , establishing the Royal New Zealand Navy See also [ edit ] NDA (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-911: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 The Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 ( 28 & 29 Vict. c. 14) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . During the Invasion of the Waikato (July 1863 – April 1864) period of the New Zealand Wars the Imperial British forces realised they needed access to colonial ships to fight Māori. The colonial government acquired vessels which were staffed by Royal Navy officers but owned by
15-710: The Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865, which allowed the colonial governments to own ships, including for military purposes, but they would have to be under the Royal Navy's command. In 1866 the British Admiralty advised colonies that if they possessed vessels governed by the act, they must fly the Royal Navy Blue Ensign but that they must also include on the flag the seal or badge of the colony. New Zealand did not have
20-590: The colonial government. The vessels were under local and not Admiralty control. An armed ship, HMVS Victoria , owned by the Colony of Victoria transported troops to New Zealand for the campaign and took part in bombardments of Māori. The British government was concerned about its colonies developing their own navies, not under the control of the Royal Navy 's Admiralty. This led to the British parliament passing
25-431: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Naval Defence Act . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_Defence_Act&oldid=1217439156 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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