SS Taiaroa (1943)

SS Taiaroa
History
New Zealand
NameWaikato
BuilderMason Bros. Engineering Co. Ltd Auckland
Launched16 October 1943
In service1947
Out of service1972
RenamedTaiaroa (1946)
IdentificationIMO number: 5348926 Pennant numbers: DN62, WN176, NR49
FateSunk by the RNZAF in 1989
General characteristics
Class & typeCastle-class minesweeper
Displacement625 tons
Length135 ft (41 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
PropulsionSingle screw, triple reciprocating engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

SS Taiaroa was a New Zealand-built Castle-class ship built for the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II with the intention for use as a minesweeper, later being converted into a fishing trawler.

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