The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in home waters, chose the Castle-class design because it was simple enough to be built with the country’s limited ship construction facilities at the time.[1] Operational history [edit] Waipu was the sixth of the nine steel minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy andContinue reading “HMNZS Waipu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.”
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HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada.
Wakakura in Ly Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941. She displaced 530 tons standard, could manage 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and was equipped withContinue reading “HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada.”
Castle Class – HMNZS James Cosgrove
SS James Cosgrove was a Castle-class trawler built for the United Kingdom for use as a minesweeper. She was purchased by Sanford Ltd in 1920 for use in New Zealand as a fishing trawler, being used as a minesweeper again during World War II. She was scrapped at the Western Viaduct in the 1950s, with her hulk being sunk in 1952. Early operational history [edit] JamesContinue reading “Castle Class – HMNZS James Cosgrove”
LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)
HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991. Rotoiti was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after either Lake Rotoiti in North Island, or Lake Rototi in South Island (or perhaps both). HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake-class patrolContinue reading “LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)”
LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)
HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991. Rotoiti was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after either Lake Rotoiti in North Island, or Lake Rototi in South Island (or perhaps both). HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake-class patrolContinue reading “LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)”
