HMNZS Wakakura

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Brian James
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HMNZS Wakakura

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Danlayer HMNZS Wakakura pictured at Lyttleton.She was originally a First World War Castle Class Naval Trawler built at Port Arthur Shipbuilding,Ontario.Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for use on the East Coast of Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the RNZN when it was established in 1941.She remained in commission throughout WWII and was sold to Tasman Steamship Co and converted to a refrigerated cargo vessel in 1947.
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