HMNZS Moa (T233)
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| Career (New Zealand) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMNZS Moa (T233) |
| Commissioned: | 12 August 1941 |
| Fate: | sunk by Japanese aircraft, 7 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bird class minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
607 tons standard 923 tons full load |
| Length: |
168 ft (51 m) (overall) 157.5 ft (48.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught: | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1,100 ihp (820 kW) oil |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Complement: | 33-35 |
| Armament: | 1 x 4-inch gun, 2 x Hotchkiss, twin Lewis, 40 depth charges |
HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Kiwi, Moa helped ram and wreck [1] the Japanese submarine I-1. At the time Moa was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Peter Phipps, later Vice Admiral Sir Peter Phipps.
On 7 April 1943, Japanese aircraft sank Moa at Tulagi Harbour in the Solomon Islands. The ship sustained a direct hit from a 500-pound bomb and sank within four minutes. Five ratings were killed and seven were seriously wounded.[2]
Moa was the first of two boats with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Waters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy, Page 307-309, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington.
- ↑ Royal New Zealand Navy Official web site
References
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 59-61. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4
- http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=383
Further reading
- Harker, Jack (2000)The Rockies: New Zealand Minesweepers at War. Silver Owl Press. ISBN 0-9597979-9-8
External links
- Photo of the wreck of I-1
- Reminiscences RNZN Communications Association.
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