HMNZS Awatere on a slipway in Wellington HMNZS Awatere (T 397) Only photo I can find MS Trawler of the Manuka classNavy The Royal New Zealand NavyType MS TrawlerClass ManukaPennant T 397Built by Parten Slip (Wellington, New Zealand)Ordered Aug 1941Laid downLaunched 26 Sep 1942Commissioned 26 Jun 1943End serviceHistorySold in 1946 Commands listed for HMNZS AwatereContinue reading “Castle Class NZ – HMNZS Awatere (T25/T397)”
Category Archives: Minesweepers
Castle Class NZ – HMNZS Aroha (T24/T396)
Awaiting a sale – HMNZS Aroha at the Viaduct basin Aroha is now named Maldanna and is a fishing trawler in Sydney – Courtesy of Sydney Heritage Fleet HMNZS Aroha was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the first steel Castle-class trawler launched for the RoyalContinue reading “Castle Class NZ – HMNZS Aroha (T24/T396)”
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”
Castle Class HMNZS Hinau (T17) Composite NZ Built
HMNZS Hinau ( T17/T399) 1942Hinau was laid down in late 1940, shortly after Manuka was laid down. Along with Rimu, and Manuka, Hinau would be of a composite design, (Kauri wood on steel frame) due to an urgency for minesweepers. All 3 composite trawlers would use boilers and engines from ships in the rotten row, with Hinau getting an engine and boilerContinue reading “Castle Class HMNZS Hinau (T17) Composite NZ Built”
Castle Class HMNZS Rimu (T18/T402)Composite NZ Made
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”
