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HMNZS Moa (P3553) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1983 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve and decommissioned in 2007. Moa was the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after the Moa bird from New Zealand.Continue reading “HMNZS Moa (P3553) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was…”

HMNZS MOA ships letters recovered for conservation and eventual presentation at the Devonport Naval Museum Auckland, New Zealand View full size (750×502) from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2hYrM0g via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/2ihK6z1

HMNZS Moa – a Leith built ship View full size (1200×630) from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2iWpKvU via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/2jhiXk3

Wreck of HMNZS Moa (T233) View full size (576×399) from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2hYqLF7 via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/2ihQ9nl

HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) that served during World War II. Construction and design[edit] The first of three Bird-class minesweepers, Moa displaced 607 tons standard and 923 tons at full load. She was 168 ft (51 m) long overall, had a beam of 30 ftContinue reading “HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) that served…”