HMNZS Kaniere (F426)
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| Career (New Zealand) |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
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| Commissioned: | 1948 |
| Decommissioned: | 1967 |
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| Class and type: | Loch class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1435 tons |
| Length: | 286 ft (87 m) p/p, 307.25 ft (93.65 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) standard, 13.25 ft (4.04 m) full |
| Propulsion: |
2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp or Parsons single reduction geared turbines, 6,500 shp |
| Range: | 730 tons oil fuel, 9,500 nm at 12 kt |
| Complement: | 114 |
| Armament: |
1 x QF 4 inch Mark V on one single mounting HA MkIII** 4 x QF 2 pounder MkVII on 1 quad mount MkVII 4 x 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts MkV (or 2 x 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III) up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts MkIII 2 x Squid triple barreled A/S mortars 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges |
HMNZS Kaniere (F426) was a Loch class frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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[edit] Other service and incidents
On 17 Nov 1958 Kaniere towed the coasterPort Waikato, which had engine failure near the Chatham Islands, to Port Lyttelton.
On 3 Aug 1959 Kaniere collided with the ferry Makora in dense fog. off Devonport.
[edit] Fate
On 18 Jan 1967 Kaniere was paired with Rotoiti and towed by the tug Daisy to Hong Kong for breaking up.
[edit] See also
Frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy
[edit] References
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 37-41. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
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