Built for the defence of the British Empire, HMS New Zealand was New Zealand's most tangible contribution to the war at sea between 1914 and 1918. It was paid for by the Dominion and fought in the three major engagements of the war, Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Glasgow, HMS New Zealand was launched on 1 July 1911 and commissioned on 19 November 1912. She was broken up for scrap in 1922, however, many items from the battlecruiser were sent to New Zealand after she was scrapped, including several four inch guns and laundry equipment. Other smaller artefacts were sent to local museums.