HMNZS Tui (T234)
HMNZS Tui in 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | |
| Name | Tui |
| Builder | Henry Robb Ltd, Scotland |
| Commissioned | 26 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 22 December 1967 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T234 |
| Fate | Sold to Pacific Scrap in December 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 607 standard, 923 full load |
| Length | 168 ft (51 m)/157.5 ft (48.0 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 1,100 ihp (820 kW) oil |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 33–35 |
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HMNZS Tui (T234) was a Bird-class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. Tui was the first of two ships with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand.