HMNZS Waima

HMNZS Waima
History
New Zealand
NameWaima
BuilderStevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers
Launched3 April 1943
Commissioned28 March 1944
Decommissioned1945
IdentificationPennant number: T33/T349
FateSold to Red Funnel Trawlers
Australia
NameMoona
OwnerRed Funnel Trawlers
Acquired1946
In service1946
Out of service1960
FateScrapped in 1963
General characteristics
Class and typeCastle-class minesweeper
Tonnage290 GRT
Displacement625 tons
Length135 ft (41 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Depth13 feet (4.0 m)
PropulsionSingle screw, triple reciprocating engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

HMNZS Waima was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.