The story of HMFS VitiShip Details:Type: Minesweeper, patrol, anti-submarine vesselPennant No.: T373 (from 16/12/1941)Commissioned: 17 April 1941 ad HMFS Viti– NZNB control from 16 December 1941End of Service: As minesweeper ended service June 1944As supply ship decommissioned 7 November 1945Displacement: 676 tons (687 tonnes)Dimensions: 48.5 x 9.6mOwner: Fiji GovernmentBased: SuvaBuilt: Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering, HongContinue reading “HMFS Viti (T373) 1941 December 16 Came under the control of the Royal New Zealand Navy”
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HMNZS Hawera (T16)
HMNZS Hawera Crew in Fiji HMNZS Hawera – pennant HMNZS Hawera (1914) Functioned as supply ship in 1945 HMNZS Hawera (T16) (carried the name of a town without a port and without naval associations.)World War II minesweeper,194th Minesweeping Group – Auckland=LL magnetic minesweepers: Hinau, Manuka, Rimu, Hawera, Kapuni-Vessel Name: HAWERA-Vessel ID: 1121387-Official No: 121387-Vessel Type:Continue reading “HMNZS Hawera (T16)”
HMNZS Gale (T04) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was the first New Zealand vessel to go into action against Japan.
HMNZS Gale HMNZS Gale – crew picture HMNZS Gale – crew member HMNZS Gale (T04) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was the first New Zealand vessel to go into action against Japan. Gale was owned by the Canterbury SteamContinue reading “HMNZS Gale (T04) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was the first New Zealand vessel to go into action against Japan.”
HMNZS Duchess (T07)
HMNZS Duchess, and a very fine ship indeed Duchess pre WW2 at Kawau Island HMNZS DUCHESS – Type: Auxiliary Minesweeper/Examination VesselPennant No.: T07Built: 1897 Mackie & Thompson ScotlandType: Auxiliary Minesweeper/Examination VesselPennant No.: T07Displacement: 314 tons gross, 137 tons netLength: 133.6 ft. /40.7 m Beam: 26 ft./7.9 m Draft: 10.3 ft./3.1 mPropulsion: Steam reciprocating 650 ihp,Continue reading “HMNZS Duchess (T07)”
HMNZS Rata (T03)Converted merchant Ship for use as a minesweeper (no photos of her as a naval ship – have you any?)
HMNZS Rata (Authenticity of photo not guaranteed) was part of the 95th Auxiliary Minesweeping Group – Wellingtonalong with HMNZS Futurist, and Danlayers, HMNZS Kaiwaka and HMNZS Coastguard HMNZS Rata (T03)Converted merchant boat for use as a minesweeper HMNZS Rata (T03)HMNZS Rata (Pennant) was part of the 95th Auxiliary Minesweeping Group – Wellingtonalong with HMNZS Futurist,Continue reading “HMNZS Rata (T03)Converted merchant Ship for use as a minesweeper (no photos of her as a naval ship – have you any?)”
