Category Archives: Coastal Forces of the Royal New Zealand Navy – Harbour Defence Motor Launches of RNZN –

History of HMNZS Takapu I (Q1188)(P3556) as far as I can find out.

Commissioned 22 May 1943 as Q1188Survey Equipment: Fitted to Q1188 when rebuilt 1946-50The USN supervised the construction and then took charge of the finished HDML for allocation to the Allied navy. Both Q1187(Tarapunga) & Q1188(Takapu) were shipped as deck cargo from Vancouver aboard SS Kootenay Park and arrived at Wellington on 30 April 1943. ThereContinue reading “History of HMNZS Takapu I (Q1188)(P3556) as far as I can find out.”

History of HMNZS Tarapunga (Q1187)(PP3566) as far as I can find out.

8 x depth charges ASDIC Complement: 10 officers and ratings Builder: Everett Marine Ways Inc near Seattle, Washington, United States – ordered 21 February 1942, completed January 1943 Key Dates: Commissioned 13 May 1943 as Q1187 [Tarapunga] Paid off 19 September 1945 [Tarapunga] sold privately but returned in 1950 to the RNZN Pennant No.: Q1187 as SDML Renamed: Tarapunga as Mako 1980Continue reading “History of HMNZS Tarapunga (Q1187)(PP3566) as far as I can find out.”

HDML – Q1183 Mako (P3551)

HMNZS Mako (Q1183/P3551)  is a former Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Commissioned in March 1943, the ship saw service in home waters during World War II. She was built by Madden and Lewis Company in Sausalito, California. HMNZS Mako P3551 – credit this. It was taken by the late Bruce Nicol at Wellington on 14 October 1970.Continue reading “HDML – Q1183 Mako (P3551)”

HDML – Q1193 Tamure – an update on restoration

Thanks to Daniel Michael for these photos. Tamure showing progress – photo taken by Daniel July 8th 2024 and as she was 2 years ago shown below via WordPress https://ift.tt/d3aW4eK https://ift.tt/c0DzRYW July 10, 2024 at 04:18PM