| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | HMNZS Moa (T233) |
| Namesake | Moa |
| Ordered | September 1939 |
| Builder | Henry Robb Ltd., Leith |
| Laid down | 22 March 1940[1] |
| Launched | 15 May 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Ferguson, wife of former governor-general Sir Charles Fergusson[2] |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft, 7 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| 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) |
| Complement | 33–35 |
| Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament |
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HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) that served during World War II.
- ^ Waters, Sydney David (1956). "Chapter 12: Minesweeping In New Zealand Waters". The Royal New Zealand Navy. Wellington, New Zealand: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. p. 168. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ McLean, Gavin. "Royal NZ Navy's Bird-class ships, Page 3 – Early wartime duties". New Zealand History. History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Conwaywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "HMNZS MOA - Yard No 314 - Bird Class Naval Training - NZ Navy - Built 1941". The Loftsman. Leith Shipyards. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.