HMS New Zealand
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Two ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''New Zealand''''', after the country of [[New Zealand]], a British [[Dominion]] at the time, whilst a third was planned:
*[[HMS New Zealand (1904)|HMS ''New Zealand'']] was a [[King Edward VII class battleship|''King Edward VII'' class]] [[battleship]] launched in 1904, renamed HMS ''Zealandia'' in 1911 to free the name for the new [[battlecruiser]], and sold in 1921.
*[[HMS New Zealand (1911)|HMS ''New Zealand'']] was an [[Indefatigable class battlecruiser|''Indefatigable'' class]] battlecruiser paid for by the Dominion of New Zealand and launched in 1911. She served during the [[First World War]] and was sold in 1922.
*HMS ''New Zealand'' was to have been a [[Malta class aircraft carrier|''Malta'' class]] [[aircraft carrier]]. She was cancelled in 1946 while under construction.
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