HMNZS Fairmile -ML401/Q401

Fairmile -ML401/Q401 Commissioned 20/12/43 Sold 1946-47.  The 80th Flotilla consisted of MLs 401 to 406 – The flotillas were based at Renard Sound in the Russell Islands.  ML 401 Built by  Charles Bailey & Sons, renamed Mahurangi in ’47. Went to the Cook Islands for trading and was lost off Aitutaki February 1954. The Class B Fairmiles were 112 feet (34 m)Continue reading “HMNZS Fairmile -ML401/Q401”

YF-1038 shortly after launch, 07 October 1944. Later HMNZS Isa Lei

I remember moving her in the basin while working with that well known Bosun, Algie or Lt Walton YF-1038 shortly after launch, 07 October 1944. Later HMNZS Isa Lei  RNZAF photo Mariners Museum photo PN1194. George Schneider YF-1038 Class Covered Lighter (Self-propelled): Built by Seagar Brothers, Auckland, New Zealand Laid down, 27 April 1944 Launched,Continue reading “YF-1038 shortly after launch, 07 October 1944. Later HMNZS Isa Lei”