HMNZS Moa (T233)
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| Career (New Zealand) |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
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| Name: | HMNZS Moa (T233) |
| Commissioned: | 12 August 1941 |
| Fate: | sunk by Japanese aircraft 7 Apr 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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: | 11100 ihp (820 kW) oil |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Complement: | 33-35 |
| Armament: | 1x4 inch gun, 2x1 Hotchkiss, twin Lewis, 40 depth charges |
HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
On 29 Jan 1943, with her sister ship Kiwi, Moa helped ram and wreck [1]the Japanese submarine I-1. At the time Moa was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Peter Phipps, later Vice Admiral Sir Peter Phipps.
On 7 Apr 1943 Japanese aircraft sank Moa at Tulagi Harbour in the Solomon Islands. The ship sustained a direct hit from a 500-pound bomb and sank within four minutes. Five ratings were killed and seven were seriously wounded. [2]
Moa was the first of two boats with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was named after a native bird from New Zealand
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[edit] Record of Movement for the Japanese submarine I-2
- Extracts [3]
- 29 January 1943: The I-2's sister, the I-1, runs aground and is sunk off Guadalcanal. The wreck partially protrudes from the water. The Japanese, concerned about the possible compromise of their codes, try to destroy the I-1 by explosives and by bombing. All attempts fail.
- 11 February 1943: The I-2, with the XO of I-1 aboard, departs the Shortland Islands for Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal to sink the wreck of the I-1.
- 13 February 1943: In the dark, the I-2 fails to locate the I-1.
- 15 February 1943: The I-2 makes another try, but again fails to locate the I-1.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ * Waters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy, Page 307-309, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington.
- ^ Royal New Zealand Navy Official web site
- ^ HIJMS Submarine I-2 : Tabular Record of Movement
[edit] Reference
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 59-61. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
[edit] Further reading
- Harker, Jack (2000)The Rockies: New Zealand Minesweepers at War. Silver Owl Press. ISBN 0959797998
[edit] External links
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