Commissioned port vessels of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present. This includes examination and boom defence vessels, mine defence and degaussing ships and port tugs and tow boats
1944-46 recommissioned as Tasman, liberty, training
Boom defence vessels[]
Name
Dates
Grt
Propulsion
Port
Notes
Claymore
1943-45
260
400 ihp SR TE coal
Auckland
former coastal cargo/passenger, bought from Northern Steamship[1] in 1940 for parts, converted to BDV 1942,[2] used for Sea Cadets in 1946,[3] sunk with explosives in 1953[4]
Mahoe
1943-46
24
80 bhp kerosine, 7 knots (13 km/h)
Wellington
former fishing vessel and tow boat
Wakarire
1943-44
819
500 ihp SR CE coal
Auckland
former harbour bucket dredge
In addition there were five smaller boom defence launches. These were in charge of a petty officer and therefore not truly commissioned.
Mine defence and degaussing ships[]
Name
Dates
Grt
Propulsion
Port
Notes
Kiritona
1942-45
136
150 bhp petrol, 7 knots (13 km/h)
Auckland
former powered lighter
Vesper
1942-44
47
60 bhp diesel, 6 knots (11 km/h)
Wellington
former deck cargo scow
In addition another seven smaller launches functioned in mine defence and degaussing roles.