Author Archives: John Currin (JC 's Naval and Military)

HMNZS Humphrey (T6)Strath-class minesweeper.

Humphrey (T6)Strath-class minesweeper. HMNZS HumphreyShip details:Type: Converted trawler – minesweeper Pennant No.: 8 1939-40, T06 after November 1940 Taken Over: 5 September 1939 by the NZ Division of the Royal Navy Commissioned: 16 October 1939 as HMS Humphrey Decommissioned: 18 April 1944 Displacement: 206 grt Dimensions: 35.3 x 6.7m ON: 143961 Port: Auckland Owner: SanfordContinue reading “HMNZS Humphrey (T6)Strath-class minesweeper.”

Thomas Currell (AK1438, AK1, T11, AK3, WN10, WN122) Strath-class trawler

HMNZS Thomas Currell, auxiliary minesweeper , RNZN 1939-1945 HMNZS Thomas Currell, auxiliary minesweeper , RNZN 1939-1945, is this week’s RNZN Ship Of The Week.This is another of those little ships where I suspect there is probably a lot of local knowledge out there somewhere, but not easy for a distant outsider the access.Originally constructed asContinue reading “Thomas Currell (AK1438, AK1, T11, AK3, WN10, WN122) Strath-class trawler”

HMS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German mine 25 days after she was commissioned.

HMS Puriri Memorial Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads, New Zealandhttps://ift.tt/TRXcwBP Survivors of Puriri.The Gale which was a mile and a half or more ahead of us came back and lowered a boat and picked us up. One of the Cruisers (Achilles)was returning to base and she sent over a boat. They transferred most of our peopleContinue reading “HMS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German mine 25 days after she was commissioned.”