HMNZS Monowai (F59)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Monowai.
HMNZS[3] Monowai (F59) was a former Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) merchant vessel. At the outbreak of World War II she became an armed merchant cruiser of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She subsequently became HMS Monowai, a Landing Ship, Infantry and mostly operated as a troopship. In 1946 she returned to her old trade as a passenger ship.
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Monowai in Milford Sound in 1933. | |
History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | SS Razmak |
Namesake | Razmak in the Northwest Frontier |
Builder | Harland and Wolff |
Yard number | 659[1] |
Laid down | 1923 |
Launched | 16 October 1924 |
Completed | 26 February 1925[1] |
In service | 1925 |
Out of service | 1930 |
New Zealand | |
Name | SS Monowai |
Namesake | Lake Monowai.[Note 1] |
In service | 1930 |
Out of service | 1939 |
New Zealand | |
Name | HMNZS Monowai |
Acquired | 21 October 1939 |
Commissioned | 30 August 1940 |
Decommissioned | 18 June 1943 |
Identification | F59 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Monowai |
Acquired | 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | August 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped 1960 |
New Zealand | |
Name | SS Monowai |
Acquired | Returned to owners 1946 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up 1960 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Tonnage | 10,852 GRT, 4,925 NRT |
Length | 158.2/152.5 m (519/500 ft) |
Beam | 19.3 m (63 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) max |
Complement | 366 as AMC |
Sensors and processing systems | SS1 Type Radar[2] |
Armament |
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Notes | Davits fitted for 20 LCAs (Landing Craft Assault) for 800 plus troops. Capacity of each 35 troops or 365 kg (805 lb) cargo. |
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