&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:HMNZSHinau_(cropped).jpg) HMNZS Hinau with Auckland central visible in the background.
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| History | |
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 New Zealand | |
| Name | Hinau |
| Builder | Senior Foundry Ltd. Auckland |
| Launched | 28 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T17/T399 |
| Fate | Hulk ran aground for use as a breakwater and shingle bin between 1955–58 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Castle-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 625 tons |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Height | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw, triple reciprocating engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Crew | 25 |
HMNZS Hinau was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.