HMNZS Awatere
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HMNZS Awatere was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.
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HMNZS Awatere on a slipway. | |
History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Awatere |
Builder | Patent Slip, Wellington |
Laid down | 14 March 1942 |
Launched | 26 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 26 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: T25/T397 |
Fate | Sold to Arthur. A. Murrell of Sydney |
Australia | |
Name | Awatere |
Owner | Arthur. A. Murrell |
Acquired | 1946 |
In service | 1946 |
Out of service | October 1946 |
Fate | Purchased by the Australian Commonwealth Government, allocated to the UNRRA. |
Australia | |
Name | Awatere |
Owner | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
In service | 1946 |
Fate | Last seen fishing October 1949 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Castle-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 625 tons |
Length | 135 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Propulsion | Single screw, triple reciprocating engine |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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