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Was interested in this photo of HMNZS Hawea but more particulalrly the wooden hulled vessel Wairua. Remember when Algie was Bosun of the yard and moving Wairua from the corner of the basin to a berth a few metres away and often wondered what she had been and what happened to her. Does anybody elseContinue reading “Was interested in this photo of HMNZS Hawea but more particulalrly the wooden hulled vessel…”

HMNZS MANGA Built: Madden & Lewis, Sausalito, California. Type: Harbour /Seaward Defence Motor Launch Pennant No.: Q1185/P3567 Name means: barracouta (fish) Displacement: 47 tons gross, 54 tons full load Length: 72 ft,/22 m Beam: 15.8 ft./ 4.8 m Draft: 5.3 ft./ 1.6 m. Propulsion: 2-shaft Gray diesels, bhp 330 Speed: = 10 knots Complement: 10Continue reading “HMNZS MANGA”

HMNZS MANGA Built: Madden & Lewis, Sausalito, California. Type: Harbour /Seaward Defence Motor Launch Pennant No.: Q1185/P3567 Name means: barracouta (fish) Displacement: 47 tons gross, 54 tons full load Length: 72 ft,/22 m Beam: 15.8 ft./ 4.8 m Draft: 5.3 ft./ 1.6 m. Propulsion: 2-shaft Gray diesels, bhp 330 Speed: = 10 knots Complement: 10Continue reading “HMNZS MANGA”

HMNZS Manawanui (A09)(heading to Gisborne) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations. Manawanui is the third ship with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. Manawanui isContinue reading “HMNZS Manawanui (A09)(heading to Gisborne) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel…”

HMNZS Manawanui (AO9), HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) HMNZS Manawanui (A09) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations. Manawanui is the third ship with this name to serve in the NewContinue reading “HMNZS Manawanui (AO9), HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)”