The Isles-class naval trawlers were 164 feet (50.0 m) long, displaced 740 tons full load, and could manage 12 knots (22 km/h). They had a complement of 40 and were armed with one 12-pounder gun, three 20 mm Oerlikons in single mounts and depth charges. The ship was named after an island near the MullContinue reading “Isles Class – HMNZS Sanda (T160)”
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Isles Class – HMNZS Killegray (T174)
Isles Class – HMNZS Inchkeith (T155)
Inchkeith was one of the first warships to be commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy after the awarding of the title that was effective 1 October 1941. From October 1942 to June 1943 Inchkeith and her sister ships were employed on anti-submarine patrols while supply ships were discharging at Norfolk Island. Guns crew training offContinue reading “Isles Class – HMNZS Inchkeith (T155)”
Flower Class – HMNZS Arbutus, (K403) – Modfied Flower Class
HMNZS Arbutus was a modified Flower-class corvette of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Built for the Royal Navy as HMS Arbutus, the corvette was transferred to the RNZN on completion in 1944, and operated in the British Pacific Fleet during the final year of World War II. In April 1947, Arbutus was one ofContinue reading “Flower Class – HMNZS Arbutus, (K403) – Modfied Flower Class”
Flower Class – HMS/HMNZS Arabis (K385) Mod
HMNZS Arabis was a modified Flower-class corvette of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Built for the British Royal Navy as HMS Arabis, she was transferred to the RNZN on completion. She was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1948. After a refit, Arabis sailed for the Solomons, arriving at Renard Sound on 14 DecemberContinue reading “Flower Class – HMS/HMNZS Arabis (K385) Mod”
