 HMNZS Waipu
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| History | |
|---|---|
  New Zealand | |
| Name | Waipu |
| Builder | Stevenson & Cook, Port Chalmers |
| Launched | 1 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T32/T357 |
| Fate | Sold to Red Funnel Trawlers in 1954 |
 Australia | |
| Name | Mulloka |
| Owner | Red Funnel Trawlers |
| Acquired | 1954 |
| In service | 1955 |
| 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 Waipu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.