.jpg) HMNZS Rimu In the Hauraki gulf.
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| History | |
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 New Zealand | |
| Name | Rimu |
| Builder | Seagar Bros. Ltd. Auckland |
| Launched | 9 September 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant numbers: T18, T402 |
| Fate | Hulk sunk by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1958 |
| 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 Rimu was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.