.jpg) HMNZS Manuka in the Hauraki gulf
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| History | |
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  New Zealand | |
| Name | Manuka |
| Operator | 1946-1952 Chatham Islands Fishing Company |
| Ordered | 1940 |
| Builder | Mason Bros. Engineering Co. Ltd Auckland |
| Laid down | 21 October 1940 |
| Launched | 23 September 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 March 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| In service | 1946 |
| Out of service | 1952 |
| Identification | Pennant numbers: T19, T401, WN82 |
| Fate | Sunk at moorings in 1952 at the Chatham Islands |
| 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) |
HMNZS Manuka was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.