| 词条 | HMNZS Puriri (T02) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HMNZS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German mine 25 days after she was commissioned. Operational historyPuriri was owned by the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company. She was one of four ships requisitioned as a consequence of the {{Ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Orion||2|up=yes}}'s minefield and the loss of the liner {{RMS|Niagara||2}}, the others being {{HMNZS|Matai|T01|2}}, {{HMNZS|Gale|T04|2}} and {{HMNZS|Rata|T03|2}}. Puriri was taken over on 20 November 1940 and handed to the dockyard for conversion. On 27 November 1940, Puriri put to sea urgently to assist the cruiser {{HMNZS|Achilles|70|6}} in the search for the raiders Orion and {{Ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Komet||2}}, which had sunk the liner {{MS|Rangitane|1929|2}}. She returned to port three days later and resumed conversion. She was commissioned on 19 April 1941, and assigned to the 25th Minesweeping Flotilla, which was assigned to sweep German mines in the Hauraki Gulf. FateOn 13 May 1941, the launch Rawea attached a buoy to a German mine that had been caught in a fishing net eight miles north-east of Bream Head.[2] Puriri and HMNZS Gale were sent to deactivate it, and arrived in the area the next day. Gale sailed past the mine without seeing it, but Puriri, also not seeing the mine, struck it at 11 am. The explosion caused the ship to immediately sink at {{coord|35|46|15|S|174|43|00|E|display=inline, title}}. Of the 31 aboard, five (including the commanding officer Lt D. W. Blacklaws) were killed or drowned, and three seamen were injured, one seriously. Gale rescued the 26 survivors, 5 officers and 19 ratings.[3] The cargo boat {{HMNZS|Breeze|T02|2}} was requisitioned as a replacement for Puriri. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.leithshipyards.com/ships-built-in-leith/1918-to-1939/319-mvpuriri-yard-no-273-motor-cargo-vessel-anchor-steamship-co-new-zealand-built-1938.html |title=PURIRI |work=leithshipyards.com |year=2013 |accessdate=12 March 2013}} 2. ^ Minesweeping in NZ Waters 3. ^{{cite book |last= Ingram |first= C.W.N. |title= New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970 |accessdate= |edition= 4 |origyear= 1936 |year= 1972 |publisher= Reed |location= Wellington |isbn= 0-589-00715-7 |oclc= |page= 374 |pages= }}
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