HMNZS Futurist (T09) – Converted trawler.Futurist was built as the German minesweeper, Papenburgh in WW1, surrendered in 1920, sold and in use as a Napier trawler.

The HMNZS Futurist docked at an unidentified wharf.

She had been nominated for requisition and was already fitted with basic minesweeping gear whilst still fishing in April 1940. On 20 June 1940, the day after the sinking of the liner Niagara, she was requisitioned and commissioned for permanent service as a minesweeper.,
Commissioned 1941
Decommissioned 1944
Functioned as a boom gate vessel until 1944
Sunk in 19 March 1947 near the Flaxbourne River mouth.
Converted trawlers
These vessels were usually armed with a quick-firing 4-inch (102mm) or 3-inch (76mm) gun on a raised bow platform, some machine guns, and depth charges. Vessels used for minesweeping were also fitted with minesweeping and mine handling equipment.