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.”
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HDML – Q1188 – Takapu I (P3556)
HMNZS Takapu HMNZS Takapu (Q1188/P3556)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 onContinue reading “HDML – Q1188 – Takapu I (P3556)”
