HMNZS Wakakura (T00)
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | TR-1 |
| Builder: | Port Arthur Shipbuilding, Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Laid down: | 31 May 1917 |
| Launched: | September 1917 |
| Completed: | 17 October 1917 |
| Career (New Zealand) | |
| Name: | HMNZS Wakakura (T00) |
| Acquired: | 1926 |
| Commissioned: | 1926 |
| Decommissioned: | 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Castle class naval trawler |
| Displacement: | 540 standard, 620 tons fully loaded |
| Length: | 135 ft (41 m) /125 ft (38 m) feet |
| Beam: | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | One shaft reciprocating, 420 ihp (310 kW) |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 26 (training) |
| Armament: | 1x4 inch gun, 2x1 MGs, twin Lewis, 4 depth charges |
HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941. The Wakakura remained in commission throughout the Second World War and was sold to Tasman Steamship Co and converted to a refrigerated cargo vessel in 1947.
"A little trawler paid a big part in the lives of New Zealand's pre-war and wartime naval reservists. Her Majesty's Trawler (later HMNZS) Wakakura, purchased from the Royal Navy scrap heap 'as is, where is' to be a training ship, also left an impression on various wharves and a couple of other ships as she roamed from port to port around New Zealand instructing young would-be sailors in naval procedures." [1]
She displaced 530 tons standard, could manage 10 knots (19 km/h) and was equipped with a 4-inch (100 mm) gun during World War II.
Wakakura is a Māori word which means "precious canoe" or "training boat".
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Harker (2006)
References
- Harker, Jack S. (2006) Left hand down a bit! : the Wakakura story. Kotuku Media. ISBN 0908967047
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
- Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Online
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