&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:HMNZS_Breeze.webp) Breeze as a minesweeper
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| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | HMNZS Breeze (T02) |
| Builder | Scott and Sons, Glasgow |
| Launched | 5 October 1933 |
| Acquired | 3 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 8 December 1944 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 622 GRT, 317 NRT |
| Length | 53.4 m (175 ft) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Propulsion | diesel, 725 bhp, one shaft |
| Speed | 10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph) |
| Complement | 42 |
| Sensors and processing systems | asdic, radar |
| Armament | 1 × 4 inch gun, 2 × 20mm Oerlikons, 2 Lewis machine guns, 50 depth charges |
HMNZS Breeze (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper.
Breeze was owned by the Canterbury Steam Shipping Company. She was taken up on 3 March 1942, under protest, to replace the Puriri which had sunk in a minefield. She was a sister ship to Gale.