Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship
（重定向自HMNZS）
![](/Images/godic/202501/18/Naval_Ensign_of_New_Zealand.svg1631.png")
![](/Images/godic/202501/18/Te_Kaha's_Naval_Ensign_Flying_Proud1631.jpg")
Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) is the ship prefix used to identify warships and shore facilities commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
It derives from "Her Majesty's Ship" (HMS) used in the United Kingdom. The British monarch is also equally and separately the New Zealand head of state. Should the Queen be replaced by a King, the designation also changes to "His" rather than "Her" Majesty.