HMNZS Hinau (T17)
A Castle-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Hinau.
HMNZS Hinau was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.
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HMNZS Hinau with Auckland central visible in the background. | |
History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Hinau |
Builder | Senior Foundry Ltd. Auckland |
Launched | 28 August 1941 |
Commissioned | 23 July 1942 |
Decommissioned | 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: T17/T399 |
Fate | Hulk ran aground for use as a breakwater and shingle bin between 1955–58 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Castle-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 625 tons |
Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Height | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | Single screw, triple reciprocating engine |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Crew | 25 |
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