Namesake HMNZS Kiwi (T102) Decommissioned 11 December 2007 Fate decommissioned Draft 2.4 m | Commissioned 2 September 1984 Homeport Lyttelton Length 27 m | |
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Builder Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company | ||
HMNZS Kiwi (P3554) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1983 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve. Kiwi had been attached to the Christchurch division of the Naval Volunteer Reserve from her commissioning until relocating to Auckland in 2006.
Kiwi, in company with Wakakura, carried out farewell manoeuvres on 29 November 2007, flying a paying-off pennant, in Waitemata Harbour prior to decommissioning on 11 December 2007.
Kiwi was the second ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after the national bird of New Zealand.
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