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 ships 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

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

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

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 978-0-477-01399-4

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