Minesweepers – Castle Class HMNZS Manuka (T19) Composite NZ Built – JCs Royal New Zealand Navy Ships and New Zealand Defence, Also other World Defence Updates

In Memoriam – HMNZS Manuka Pennant numbers: T19, T401, WN82 – 73 years ago on 4 October 1952, while anchored in Port Hutt, Manuka sunk at her moorings. There was nobody aboard when she sank

HMNZS Manuka was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. Background 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] ConstructionContinue reading “In Memoriam – HMNZS Manuka Pennant numbers: T19, T401, WN82 – 73 years ago on 4 October 1952, while anchored in Port Hutt, Manuka sunk at her moorings. There was nobody aboard when she sank”

Castle Class HMNZS Manuka (T19) Composite NZ Built

HMNZS Manuka was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. Background[edit] 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] Construction[edit]Continue reading “Castle Class HMNZS Manuka (T19) Composite NZ Built”