 HMNZS Waiho
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| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | Waiho |
| Builder | Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers |
| Launched | 19 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 3 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T34/T403 |
| Fate | Sold to Red Funnel Trawlers |
 Australia | |
| Name | Matong |
| Owner | Red Funnel Trawlers |
| Acquired | 1946 |
| In service | 1946 |
| Out of service | 1958 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1963 |
| 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 Waiho was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the last Castle-class trawler built for any navy.