HMNZS Puriri

History
New Zealand
Name	Puriri
Builder	Henry Robb Ltd., Leith, Scotland
Yard number	273[1]
Launched	25 October 1938[1]
Commissioned	19 April 1941
Identification	Pennant number: T02
Fate	Sunk by a mine, 14 May 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage	927 GRT 423 NRT
Length	57.4 m (188 ft 4 in)
Beam	10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, 740 bhp (550 kW), two shafts
Speed	8.5 to 10 knots (15.7 to 18.5 km/h; 9.8 to 11.5 mph)
Complement	32
Armament	4 in (100 mm) gun Lewis machine guns Depth charges

HMNZS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo ship which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German naval mine 25 days after she was commissioned.