HMNZS Tui in 1944
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History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Tui |
Builder | Henry Robb Ltd, Scotland |
Commissioned | 26 November 1941 |
Decommissioned | 22 December 1967 |
Identification | Pennant number: T234 |
Fate | Sold to Pacific Scrap in December 1969 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bird-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 607 standard, 923 full load |
Length | 168 ft (51 m)/157.5 ft (48.0 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
Propulsion | 1,100 ihp (820 kW) oil |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 33–35 |
Armament |
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HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand.