She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship.
On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Moa, Kiwi rammed and wrecked[1] the Japanese submarine I-1. At the time Kiwi was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Bridson who was awarded the DSC and the United States Navy Cross[2] for this action.
Kiwi was the first vessel with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after the national bird of New Zealand.
hmnzs, kiwi, t102, other, ships, with, same, name, hmnzs, kiwi, bird, class, minesweeper, royal, zealand, navy, historynew, zealandnamebuilderhenry, robb, scotland, commissioned20, october, 1941decommissioned20, december, 1956general, characteristicsclass, typ. For other ships with the same name see HMNZS Kiwi HMNZS Kiwi T102 was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy HistoryNew ZealandNameHMNZS Kiwi T102 BuilderHenry Robb Ltd Scotland Commissioned20 October 1941Decommissioned20 December 1956General characteristicsClass and typeBird class minesweeperDisplacement607 tons standard 923 tons full loadLength168 ft 51 m Beam30 ft 9 1 m Draught15 3 ft 4 7 m Propulsion1 100 ihp 820 kW oilSpeed13 knots 24 km h Complement33 35Armament1 4 inch gun 2 1 Hotchkiss twin Lewis 40 depth chargesShe was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti submarine roles From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship On 29 January 1943 with her sister ship Moa Kiwi rammed and wrecked 1 the Japanese submarine I 1 At the time Kiwi was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Bridson who was awarded the DSC and the United States Navy Cross 2 for this action Kiwi was the first vessel with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after the national bird of New Zealand Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksSee also editMinesweepers of the Royal New Zealand NavyNotes edit Waters Sydney David 1956 The Royal New Zealand Navy Page 307 309 Historical Publications Branch Wellington Full Text Citations for award of the Navy Cross Archived 2006 09 19 at the Wayback MachineReferences editMcDougall R J 1989 New Zealand Naval Vessels Page 59 61 Government Printing Office ISBN 978 0 477 01399 4Further reading editHarker Jack 2000 The Rockies New Zealand Minesweepers at War Silver Owl Press ISBN 0 9597979 9 8External links editRoyal NZ Navy s Bird class ships New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Updated 20 December 2012 Photo of HMNZS Kiwi s company Photo of damage to the bow of Kiwi nbsp This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This New Zealand related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMNZS Kiwi T102 amp oldid 1137286352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
