Corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy

Historic ships of the
Royal New Zealand Navy

Cruisers‎ Frigates‎ Corvettes‎ Minesweepers Patrol boats‎ Motor Launches Logistic support Survey and research‎         Diving tenders Training boats Port vessels Naval bases‎ Alphabetical list 1921–41 1913–21 Earlier

Commissioned corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present.

Flower class corvettes

See also: Flower class corvette

Class	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Arabis (K385)	1944-1948		scrapped 1951
HMNZS Arbutus (K403)	1944-1948		scrapped 1951

Bathurst class corvettes

See also: Bathurst class corvette

Class	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Echuca	1952-1967		Sold for scrap in 1967
HMNZS Inverell	1952-1976	Training and fisheries patrols	Sold for scrap in 1977
HMNZS Kiama	1952-1979		Paid off for disposal 1976
HMNZS Stawell	1952-1968		Sold for scrap in 1968

See also

• Current Royal New Zealand Navy ships
• List of ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy

References

• Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy: Official History of World War II, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Online
• McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 49-53. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994