Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMNZS Waiho was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the last Castle-class trawler built for any navy.
HMNZS Waiho | |
History | |
---|---|
New Zealand | |
Name | Waiho |
Builder | Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers |
Launched | 19 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 3 June 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1946 |
Identification | Pennant number: T34/T403 |
Fate | Sold to Red Funnel Trawlers |
Australia | |
Name | Matong |
Owner | Red Funnel Trawlers |
Acquired | 1946 |
In service | 1946 |
Out of service | 1958 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1963 |
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) |
The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in home waters, chose the Castle-class design because it was simple enough to be built with the country's limited ship construction facilities at the time.[1]
Waiho was the last of the nine steel minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was commissioned on 3 June 1944. the others being Aroha, Awatere, Hautapu, Maimai, Pahau, Waima, Waipu, and Waikato (never commissioned). She served with the 97th Auxiliary Minesweeping Group, located at Auckland.[2]
The day she was commissioned, she ran aground and was towed off after two hours, suffering a twisted rudder and popped rivets.[1][3] In 1944, the Waiho was struck by the Tui.[3] In 1945, she struck the Auckland ferry Makora, with damage to the ferry. [3] In 1946, she was sold to Red Funnel Trawlers, and was towed to Australia by the Matai.[4][3]
She began fishing in 1946, and was laid up in 1958.[3] She was sold for scrap in 1963.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.