Laid down 1942 Decommissioned 1965 Draught 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) Construction started 1942 Displacement 77,110 kg | Commissioned 1947 Beam 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) Length 34 m Weight 86.4 tons Draft 1.45 m | |
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Class and type Fairmile B class motor launch | ||
HMNZS Kahu I (P3571) was a Fairmile B motor launch of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Originally commissioned on 20 December, 1943, with the pendant number Q 411, she was part of the 80th Motor Launch Flotilla. Early in 1944, she went to the Solomon Islands where she served under the operational control of COMSOPAC.
She was recommissioned from 1947 to 1965 as HMNZS Kahu I (P3571)
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