Rimu’s launch HMNZS Manuka (T19), HMNZS Rimu (T 402) is the ship on the left HMNZS Hinau (T17) and HMNZS Rimu (T18) HMNZS Rimu 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 homeContinue reading “Castle Class HMNZS Rimu (T18/T402)Composite NZ Made”
