Английская Википедия:HMNZS Pahau

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HMNZS Pahau was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers 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

Pahau was the fifth of the nine minesweepers constructed for the Royal New Zealand Navy and was commissioned on 12 February 1944. the others being Шаблон:HMNZS, Awatere Шаблон:HMNZS, Maimai, Шаблон:HMNZS, Waima, Шаблон:HMNZS, and Waikato (never commissioned). She served with the 95th Auxiliary Minesweeping Group, located at Wellington.[2] In March 1946, Pahau would be sold to Arthur. A. Murrel of Sydney along with Awatere. [3][4] On 22 May, 1946, while being towed to Australia by the Matai, Pahau would break free from the Matai, becoming adrift.[5] She would be located a few days later and would arrive at Sydney on 28 May 1946.[6][7] In October 1946, Pahau 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 Awatere and Tawhai fishing at Formosa (now Taiwan).[3]

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