The only photo I found of HMNZS Q1186, the other two – HMNZS Paea Ex Q1184, HMNZS Tarapunga Ex Q1187 alongside HMS Philomel – the original Philomel Madden and Lewis Company – Sausalito – California (Contract Number, D.A.N.O.B.S. 585) This company built four, which were Q1183, Q1184, Q1185, Q1186. They were shipped to Wellington N.Z.Continue reading “HDML – Q1186 – In 1946 H.D.M.L. Q1186 was dismantled for spares by the R.N.Z.N.”
