HMNZS Rimu – New Zealand trawl from World War II , one of thirteen built Castle units . The ship was launched on September 9, 1941 at the Seager shipyard in Auckland , and the Royal New Zealand Navy entered in July 1942

 

HMNZS Rimu (T 402/T18)
She was withdrawn from service in 1955.

Built: Seager,, Auckland Type : Castle Class Minesweeper Displacement: 350 t Length: 134 ft. Beam: 23 ft. Draft: 13 ft. Armament: 1 × 76mm, 2 × MG Propulsion: Triple Expansion, 480 hp, 1 shaft Speed: 10 kts. Crew: 26 Pennant No..: T18 (NZ) (T402 – RN)

HMNZS Rimu (T18), was locally built and commissioned at Auckland on 15 July 1942. Known as a composite or LL minesweeper, she was fitted with electrical equipment to deal with magnetic mines. Rimu spent many months of service on the NZ coast, lengthy spells of harbour duty, and training cruises from port to port. The efficiency of her constant training was not put to a practical test for no magnetic mines were ever found or suspected in New Zealand waters. In 1946 she was placed in reserve and sold in 1955.
MS Trawler of the Manuka class
Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy
Type MS Trawler
Class Manuka
Pennant T 402
Built by Seagar (Auckland, New Zealand) : Gourlay (Dundee, Scotland, U.K.)
Ordered Oct 1940
Laid down Feb 1941
Launched 9 Sep 1941
Commissioned 15 Jul 1942
End service
History
Hulked in 1952

Commands listed for HMNZS Rimu (T 402)
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Commander From To
1 Lt.Cdr. Alister Barclay Gilfillan, RNZNVR 15 Jul 1942 3 Sep 1942
2 Lt. Arthur George Newell, RNZNVR 3 Sep 1942 late 1943

3 T/Lt. David Horn, RNZNR 17 Jun 1944