HMNZS Tui (T234)

HMNZS Tui in 1944
History
New Zealand
Name	Tui
Builder	Henry Robb Ltd, Scotland
Commissioned	26 November 1941
Decommissioned	22 December 1967
Identification	Pennant number: T234
Fate	Sold to Pacific Scrap in December 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Bird-class minesweeper
Displacement	607 standard, 923 full load
Length	168 ft (51 m)/157.5 ft (48.0 m)
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; 15 mph)
Complement	33–35
Armament	1 × 4 in (102 mm) gun 2 × 1 Hotchkiss guns twin Lewis guns 40 depth charges

HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand.