Monthly Archives: January 2017

John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) originally shared: Was interested in this photo of HMNZS Hawea but more particularly 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 andContinue reading “Was interested in this photo of HMNZS Hawea but more particularly the wooden hulled vessel…”

HMNZS Manuka Built: Mason Bros. , Auckland Type : Castle Class Minesweeper Pennant No.: T19 Named after : NZ tree Displacement: 540 tons std. Full load: 625 tons Length: 135.9 ft./41.4 m Beam: 23.3 ft./7.2 m Draft: 15 ft./4.6 m Propulsion: Triple Expansion, 480 hp, 1 shaft Speed: 10 knots Complement: 27 Armament: 1 ×Continue reading “HMNZS Manuka”

HMNZS Manuka (T 401)/(T19) MS Trawler of the Manuka class Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy Type MS Trawler Class Manuka Pennant T 401 Built by Senior Foundry (Auckland, New Zealand) : Muir & Houston, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.) Ordered Oct 1940 Laid down Feb 1941 Launched 23 Sep 1941 Commissioned 30 Mar 1942 End serviceContinue reading “HMNZS Manuka (T 401)/(T19)”

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…”