Displacement: 169 tons gross, 98 tons netLength: 88.3 ft./26.9 m Beam: 23 ft./7 m Draft: 7.75 ft./2.3 mPropulsion: Motor 145 bhp single screw diesel Speed: 10 knots.Complement: 12Armament; 1 X light MG, DCs Kaiwaka was a wooden motor-powered cargo lighter owned by NZ Refrigerating Co. Ltd employed carrying meat to overseas ships off Wanganui. SheContinue reading “HMNZS Kaiwaka (T14) Built: 1937 W.G. Lowe, Auckland. Type: Danlayer, Pennant No.: T14”
