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Royal New Zealand Navy Operational Tasks 1962-1982 A full list of Taranaki's travel from Commission to Decommission can be downloaded here (.pdf)
| Serial | Date(s) | Area | Event | Remarks | | 62004 | Mar 62 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ Apr 63 | | 63001 | Jan-Apr 63 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ Apr 63 | | 63010 | 11 Sep 63 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ 7 Sep 64 | | 64001 | Jan-Sep 64 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ 7 Sep 64 | | 65006 | 13 Aug 65 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Operational patrols and guard Tawau. Returned to NZ June 66 via Townsville | | 66001 | 15 Mar 66 | Far East | Salvage of SS NO SANG | Towed ship off reef off Borneo | | 66004 | 24 May 66 | NZ | Search for crew and location of wreck of SS KAITAWA | Operations continued until late June | | 66007 | Feb 67 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ 16 Dec 67 | | 70002 | Feb 70 | Far East | Deployed to Commonwealth Strategic Reserve | Returned to NZ Aug 70 | | 72005 | Jul 70 | Far East | Support NZ exhibition EXPO 70 | Included provision of personnel, Cultural group | | 72004 | Apr 72 | Far East | Deployed to ANZUK Force | Returned to NZ Sep 72 | | 73003 | Jan 73 | Far East | Deployed to ANZUK Force | Returned to NZ Jul 73 | | 74005 | 24 Jun 74 | Far East | Deployed to NZFORCESEA | Returned to NZ 5 Dec 74 | | 75003 | 13 May 75 | Far East | Deployed to NZFORCESEA | Returned to NZ 10 Oct 75 | | 76003 | 11-16 Feb 76 | NZ | Sub Antarctic Island support | | | 77004 | Feb-Mar 77 | Pacific | Royal Yacht Escort | | | 81006 | 24 May 81 | NZ | Raoul Island support | | | 81007 | Oct 81 | NZ | Royal Yacht Escort | | | 82002 | Mar 82 | Pacific | Operation Isaac - Disaster Relief Tonga |
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Operational tasks