Английская Википедия:HMNZS Awatere

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HMNZS Awatere was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.

Background

The vessel was ordered after the New Zealand government, facing a requirement for more minesweepers to operate in home waters, chose the Шаблон:Sclass2 design because it was simple enough to be built with the country's limited ship construction facilities at the time.[1]

Operational history

Awatere was the second of the nine minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was commissioned on 28 July 1943. the others being Шаблон:HMNZS, Шаблон:HMNZS, Maimai, Pahau, Шаблон:HMNZS, Waima, Шаблон:HMNZS, and Waikato (never commissioned). She served with the 95th Auxiliary Minesweeping Group, located at Wellington.[2] On 27 July 1945, Awatere would ram the Maimai stern-to-stern at Shelly Bay, with minor damage.[3] In March 1946, Awatere would be sold to Arthur. A. Murrel of Sydney along with Pahau. [3][2] In October 1946, Awatere was brought by the Australian Commonwealth Government and was allocated to the UNNRA to rebuild the decimated Chinese fishing industry.[3] She was last seen with the Pahau and Tawhai fishing at Formosa (now Taiwan).[3]

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