Corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Historic ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy |
---|
![]() |
Alphabetical list |
This is a list of commissioned corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present.
Flower-class corvettes
[edit]Class | Dates | Career | Fate |
---|---|---|---|
HMNZS Arabis (K385) | 1944–1948 | scrapped 1951 | |
HMNZS Arbutus (K403) | 1944–1948 | scrapped 1951 |
Bathurst-class corvettes
[edit]Class | Dates | Career | Fate |
---|---|---|---|
HMNZS Echuca | 1952–1967 | Sold for scrap in 1967 | |
HMNZS Inverell | 1952–1976 | Training and fisheries patrols | Sold for scrap in 1977 |
HMNZS Kiama | 1952–1979 | Paid off for disposal 1976 | |
HMNZS Stawell | 1952–1968 | Sold for scrap in 1968 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Online
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 49–53. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4