Kiwi 1952
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Kiwi (RNZN) | T102 - P102 | Robb, Leith | 3/1940 | 7/7/1941 | 10/1941 | sold to BU 9/1963 |
| Moa (RNZN) | T233 | Robb, Leith | 3/1940 | 15/5/1941 | 12/1941 | sunk 7/4/1943 |
| Tui (RNZN) | T234 - P33 | Robb, Leith | 3/1940 | 26/8/1941 | 12/1941 | survey vessel 1955 |
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Displacement standard, t |
600 |
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Displacement full, t |
825 |
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Length, m |
47.6 pp |
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Breadth, m |
9.22 |
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Draught, m |
3.51 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 1 cylindrical boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
1000 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 220 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40), sweeps |
| Sensors | |
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Complement |
35 |
Ship project history: ASW patrol trawlers. Differed from the majority of other British trawlers by not coal, but oil-firing boilers. Were sometimes classified as corvettes.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Moa was sunk by Japanese aircraft. Survived ships were reclassified as escorts after war.
Tui 1946
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