 HMNZS Pahau
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| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | Pahau |
| Builder | Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers |
| Launched | 3 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T28/T351 |
| Fate | Sold to Arthur. A. Murrell of Sydney |
 Australia | |
| Name | Pahau |
| Owner | A. A. Murrell |
| Acquired | 1946 |
| In service | 1946 |
| Out of service | October 1946 |
| Fate | Purchased by the Australian Commonwealth Government, allocated to the UNRRA. |
| Australia | |
| Name | Pahau |
| Owner | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
| In service | 1946 |
| Fate | Last seen fishing October 1949 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Castle-class minesweeper |
| Tonnage | 290 GRT |
| Displacement | 625 tons |
| Length | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Depth | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw, triple reciprocating engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
HMNZS Pahau was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.