HMNZS Arabis (K385)

History
New Zealand
BuilderGeorge Brown & Co, Scotland
Commissioned1944
Decommissioned1948
IdentificationPennant number: K385
Fatebroken up August 1951
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette
Displacement
  • 980 tons standard
  • 1,350 tons full load
Length63.5 m (208 ft) o/a
Beam10.1 m (33 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion2 fire tube oilers, one 4-cycle triple-expansion steam engine 2,880 ihp (2,130 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h) at 2,750 hp (2,050 kW)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
ASDIC, radar
Armament

HMNZS Arabis was a modified Flower-class corvette of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Built for the British Royal Navy as HMS Arabis, she was transferred to the RNZN on completion. She was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1948.

After a refit, Arabis sailed for the Solomons, arriving at Renard Sound on 14 December 1944 where her captain took over as senior officer, 25th Minesweeper Flotilla, from Matai. She returned to Auckland on 20 June 1945. Two voyages to Nouméa followed in July 1945 to escort with Tui the twelve RNZN Fairmiles back home to Auckland.