Minesweepers of the Royal New Zealand Navy

[1] Konini The Bird-class naval trawlers were 168 feet (51.2 m) long, displaced 923 tons full load, and could manage 13 knots (24 km/h).1949 1956 1955 1967 The Isles-class naval trawlers were 164 feet (50.0 m) long, displaced 740 tons full load, and could manage 12 knots (22 km/h).In July 1942 they were transferred to Nouméa, New Caledonia, In the early months of World War II the New Zealand minesweepers had no formal grouping as a flotilla Then Niagara was sunk in June 1940.New Zealand agreed to assist Malaysia by deploying two Royal Navy minesweepers then in reserve at Singapore.These were commissioned into the RNZN on 10 April 1965 and joined the Royal Navy's 11th Minesweeping Squadron (also Ton class), taking part in anti-infiltration patrols in Malaysian waters.In their first year they carried out 200 patrols, with 20 incidents involving intruding Indonesians, often taking as prisoners those aboard intercepting small craft.By the time the Indonesian confrontation policy ended in August 1966 Hickleton and Santon had jointly steamed 130,000 miles (210,000 km).
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William Halsey sworn in as ComSoPac in November 1942
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