HMNZS Kahu (A04)
 Being maintained at the Devonport Naval Base in 2008. | |
| Career (New Zealand) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kahu |
| Namesake: | HMNZS Kahu (ML400) |
| Owner: | White-Robinsons |
| Builder: | Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company |
| Laid down: | 8 December 1978 |
| Completed: | May 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 17 May 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 October 2009 |
| Homeport: | New Plymouth ,New Zealand |
| Fate: | Pleasure |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Moa class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load |
| Length: | 122 ft (37 m) |
| Beam: | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Decks: | 4 |
| Propulsion: | Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Navigation Radar Racal Decca 916 I Band |
| Aircraft carried: | 0 |
| Aviation facilities: | 0 |
HMNZS Kahu (A04) was a Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui (A09),[1] the second of three diving tenders with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. As a diving tender she participated in the exploration and salvage work of the wreck MS Mikhail Lermontov in March 1986.[1]
On 17 May 1988, she was renamed Kahu (A04) and recommissioned as the basic seamanship and navigation training vessel attached to the Royal New Zealand Naval College. Kahu is the second boat with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. Kāhu also is the Māori name for a New Zealand native harrier hawk. She was replaced in her role as a diving tender by HMNZS Manawanui (A09).
She remained in service for seamanship, Officer of the Watch training and as a backup diving tender until her decommissioning on 30 October 2009. The ship was sold for use as a pleasure craft on 18 February 2010.[2]
Kahu was distinguished from other boats of the Moa class by the gantry on her quarterdeck and lack of funnels.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Final farewell visits for "Little ship that could"". New Zealand Defence Force. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ "Navy's 'little ship that could' is sold". New Zealand Defence Force. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
References
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 136-137. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4