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HMFS Viti (T373) 1941 December 16 Came under the control of the Royal New Zealand Navy

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”

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)”