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print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other ships with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Moa" title="HMNZS Moa">HMNZS Moa</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/56px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/112px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">New Zealand</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>HMNZS <i>Moa</i> (T233)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/wiki/Moa" title="Moa">Moa</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>September 1939</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Robb" title="Henry Robb">Henry Robb Ltd.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leith" title="Leith">Leith</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>22 March 1940<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>15 May 1941</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sponsored by</td><td>Lady Ferguson, wife of former governor-general <a href="/wiki/Sir_Charles_Fergusson,_7th_Baronet" title="Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet">Sir Charles Fergusson</a><sup id="cite_ref-Page3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Page3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>12 August 1941</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sunk by Japanese aircraft, 7 April 1943</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bird-class_minesweeper" title="Bird-class minesweeper">Bird-class</a> minesweeper</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">607 tons standard</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">923 tons full load</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">168 ft (51 m) (overall)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">157.5 ft (48.0 m) (keel)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>30 ft (9.1 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>15.3 ft (4.7 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>1,100 ihp (820 kW) oil</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>13 knots (24 km/h)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>33–35</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sensors and <br /> processing systems</td><td><a href="/wiki/ASDIC" class="mw-redirect" title="ASDIC">ASDIC</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × 4-inch gun</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × QF 2-pounder naval gun<sup id="cite_ref-Conway_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conway-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × twin <a href="/wiki/Lewis_gun" title="Lewis gun">Lewis</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">40-42 <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a><sup id="cite_ref-Leith_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leith-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/HMNZS" class="mw-redirect" title="HMNZS">HMNZS</a> <i>Moa</i> (T233)</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Bird-class_minesweeper" title="Bird-class minesweeper">Bird-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Royal New Zealand Navy">Royal New Zealand Navy</a> (RNZN) that served during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction_and_design">Construction and design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Construction and design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first of three <a href="/wiki/Bird-class_minesweeper" title="Bird-class minesweeper">Bird-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweepers</a>, <i>Moa</i> displaced 607 tons standard and 923 tons at full load. She was 168 ft (51 m) long overall, had a beam of 30 ft (9.1 m) and a draught of 15.3 ft (4.7 m). She had a top speed of 13 knots (24 km/h) and a crew of between 33 and 35 personnel. <i>Moa</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s main armament was a single <a href="/wiki/BL_4_inch_Mk_IX_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun">4-inch Mk IX naval gun</a>, which was supplemented by <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft guns</a>. She also carried <a href="/wiki/Minesweeping" title="Minesweeping">minesweeping</a> equipment and 40 <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a> for anti-submarine operations.<sup id="cite_ref-Conway_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conway-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Leith_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leith-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 12 August 1941, <i>Moa</i> was the first of <a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Moa" title="HMNZS Moa">two vessels</a> with this name to serve in the RNZN and was named after a <a href="/wiki/Moa_(bird)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moa (bird)">native bird</a> from <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Page1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Page1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width: 314px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYxsvfiwj4A&ab_channel=Drachinifel">HMNZS Kiwi and Moa versus submarine <i>I-1</i>: David versus Goliath at Sea</a> - <i>Drachinifel</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On 29 January 1943, in concert with her sister ship <a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Kiwi_(T102)" title="HMNZS Kiwi (T102)"><i>Kiwi</i></a>, <i>Moa</i> helped to ram and wreck the Japanese submarine <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-1" title="Japanese submarine I-1"><i>I-1</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Waters_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waters-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time <i>Moa</i> was under the command of Lieutenant Commander <a href="/wiki/Peter_Phipps_(admiral)" title="Peter Phipps (admiral)">Peter Phipps</a>, later to become a vice admiral.<sup id="cite_ref-Waters_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waters-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Phipps_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phipps-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1943, <i>Moa</i> participated in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Cleanslate" title="Operation Cleanslate">Operation Cleanslate</a>, the occupation of the <a href="/wiki/Russell_Islands" title="Russell Islands">Russell Islands</a>. However, when the <i>Moa</i> put the forces ashore, local natives informed them that the Japanese had left ten days before.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 April 1943 <i>Moa</i> was refuelling from the <a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Erskine_M._Phelps_(YON-147)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="USS Erskine M. Phelps (YON-147) (page does not exist)">USS <i>Erskine M. Phelps</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Tulagi" title="Tulagi">Tulagi</a> Harbor when Japanese aircraft attacked.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Moa</i> sustained two near misses and two direct hits from 500-pound (230 kg) bombs, one that passed through the ship before exploding in the water abeam to starboard,<sup id="cite_ref-j-aircraft_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-j-aircraft-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-prop_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the other passed through the captain's cabin into the <a href="/wiki/Boiler_room_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boiler room (ship)">boiler room</a>, where it exploded, effectively "breaking the ship′s back."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-j-aircraft_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-j-aircraft-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-prop_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Moa</i> sank bow-first within about four minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Phipps_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phipps-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five ratings were killed and seven were seriously wounded, including Phipps.<sup id="cite_ref-Waters_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waters-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Phipps_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phipps-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At some point in the interim following the sinking of the submarine <i>I-1</i> and her own sinking, the <i>Moa</i> crew had acquired and mounted a <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon" title="Oerlikon 20 mm cannon">20 mm Oerlikon</a> anti-aircraft gun on her very bow, with which the crew used against their attackers before they sank.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This 20mm gun could still be seen on her wreck in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postscript">Postscript</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Postscript"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG/220px-Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG/330px-Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG/440px-Deck_gun_from_Japanese_submarine_I-1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><i>I-1</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s gun on display at the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Seventy-one years after her sinking, <i>Moa</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s name plate was recovered by divers and is being restored for eventual display at the <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Bay_Navy_Museum" title="Torpedo Bay Navy Museum">Torpedo Bay Navy Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-Leith_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leith-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Torpedo Bay Naval Museum already has on display the <a href="/wiki/14_cm/40_11th_Year_Type_naval_gun" title="14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun">main deck gun</a> recovered from the wreck of the <i>I-1</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minesweepers_of_the_Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Minesweepers of the Royal New Zealand Navy">Minesweepers of the Royal New Zealand Navy</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Zealand+History&rft.atitle=Royal+NZ+Navy%27s+Bird-class+ships%2C+Page+1+%E2%80%93+Introduction&rft.aulast=McLean&rft.aufirst=Gavin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzhistory.net.nz%2Fwar%2Fbird-class-minesweepers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=CAEABwAAQBAJ"><i>New Zealand Army, National Security and Defense Policy Handbook</i></a>. Washington, DC: International Business Publications. 2004. p. 103. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780739754054" title="Special:BookSources/9780739754054"><bdi>9780739754054</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=New+Zealand+Army%2C+National+Security+and+Defense+Policy+Handbook&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=103&rft.pub=International+Business+Publications&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=9780739754054&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DCAEABwAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Waters-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Waters_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Waters_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Waters_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWaters1956" class="citation book cs1">Waters, Sydney David (1956). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Navy-c20.html#n307">"Chapter 20: The Struggle For Guadalcanal"</a>. <i>The Royal New Zealand Navy</i>. Wellington, New Zealand: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. pp. 307–309<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+20%3A+The+Struggle+For+Guadalcanal&rft.btitle=The+Royal+New+Zealand+Navy&rft.place=Wellington%2C+New+Zealand&rft.pages=307-309&rft.pub=War+History+Branch%2C+Department+of+Internal+Affairs&rft.date=1956&rft.aulast=Waters&rft.aufirst=Sydney+David&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnzetc.victoria.ac.nz%2Ftm%2Fscholarly%2Ftei-WH2Navy-c20.html%23n307&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Phipps-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Phipps_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Phipps_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Phipps_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil.nz/np/naval-reserve/naval-reserve-history/phipps-reserve-hero.htm">"WWII: Vice Admiral Sir Peter Phipps KBE DSC VRD"</a>. <i>Royal New Zealand Navy</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Royal+New+Zealand+Navy&rft.atitle=WWII%3A+Vice+Admiral+Sir+Peter+Phipps+KBE+DSC+VRD&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil.nz%2Fnp%2Fnaval-reserve%2Fnaval-reserve-history%2Fphipps-reserve-hero.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123161954/http://navymuseum.co.nz/hmnzs-moa-and-operation-cleanslate-2/">"HMNZS Moa and Operation CLEANSLATE"</a>. <i>National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navymuseum.co.nz/hmnzs-moa-and-operation-cleanslate-2/">the original</a> on 23 January 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Museum+of+the+Royal+New+Zealand+Navy&rft.atitle=HMNZS+Moa+and+Operation+CLEANSLATE&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnavymuseum.co.nz%2Fhmnzs-moa-and-operation-cleanslate-2%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrenshaw_Jr.2009" class="citation book cs1">Crenshaw Jr., Russell Sydnor (2009). <i>South Pacific Destroyer: The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf</i> (1st Naval Institute Press pbk. ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 99. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1591141433" title="Special:BookSources/978-1591141433"><bdi>978-1591141433</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+Pacific+Destroyer%3A+The+Battle+for+the+Solomons+from+Savo+Island+to+Vella+Gulf&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+MD&rft.pages=99&rft.edition=1st+Naval+Institute+Press+pbk.&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-1591141433&rft.aulast=Crenshaw+Jr.&rft.aufirst=Russell+Sydnor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcFadyen" class="citation web cs1">McFadyen, Michael. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=383">"HMNZS Moa Dive Site"</a>. <i>michaelmcfadyenscuba</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=michaelmcfadyenscuba&rft.atitle=HMNZS+Moa+Dive+Site&rft.aulast=McFadyen&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info%2Fviewpage.php%3Fpage_id%3D383&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-j-aircraft-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-j-aircraft_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-j-aircraft_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=18370.0">"Japanese Aircraft, Ships and Historical Research"</a></span>. <i>J-aircraft</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=J-aircraft&rft.atitle=Japanese+Aircraft%2C+Ships+and+Historical+Research&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.j-aircraft.org%2Fsmf%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D18370.0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-prop-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-prop_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-prop_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://propnturret.com/tully/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4424">"The bombing of HMNZS Moa during Operation I-GO"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+bombing+of+HMNZS+Moa+during+Operation+I-GO&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpropnturret.com%2Ftully%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D6%26t%3D4424&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-collections/ships/kiwi-moa/">"Kiwi & Moa"</a>. Torpedo Bay Naval Museum. 20 October 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kiwi+%26+Moa&rft.pub=Torpedo+Bay+Naval+Museum&rft.date=2015-10-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnavymuseum.co.nz%2Fexplore%2Fby-collections%2Fships%2Fkiwi-moa%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100149/http://www.leithshipyards.com/ships-built-in-leith/1939-to-1945/119-hmnzs-moa-yard-no-314-bird-class-naval-training-nz-navy-built-1941.html">"HMNZS Moa"</a>. Leith Shipyards. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.leithshipyards.com/ships-built-in-leith/1939-to-1945/119-hmnzs-moa-yard-no-314-bird-class-naval-training-nz-navy-built-1941.html">the original</a> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=HMNZS+Moa&rft.pub=Leith+Shipyards&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leithshipyards.com%2Fships-built-in-leith%2F1939-to-1945%2F119-hmnzs-moa-yard-no-314-bird-class-naval-training-nz-navy-built-1941.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123161928/http://navymuseum.co.nz/campbell-buchanan-and-the-sinking-of-japanese-submarine-i-1/">"Campbell Buchanan and the sinking of Japanese Submarine I-1"</a>. <i>National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navymuseum.co.nz/campbell-buchanan-and-the-sinking-of-japanese-submarine-i-1/">the original</a> on 23 January 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 April</span> 2015</span>. <q>Whilst waiting for the repairs to <i>Kiwi</i> to be completed, <i>Moa</i> managed to get the (dry) US Navy to provide and fit a 20 mm Oerlikon for the princely sum of two bottles of gin!</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Museum+of+the+Royal+New+Zealand+Navy&rft.atitle=Campbell+Buchanan+and+the+sinking+of+Japanese+Submarine+I-1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnavymuseum.co.nz%2Fcampbell-buchanan-and-the-sinking-of-japanese-submarine-i-1%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/download/file.php?id=132277&mode=view">"Image of the wreck by Kevin Denlay"</a>. Ship models<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Image+of+the+wreck+by+Kevin+Denlay&rft.pub=Ship+models&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipmodels.info%2Fmws_forum%2Fdownload%2Ffile.php%3Fid%3D132277%26mode%3Dview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarker2000" class="citation book cs1">Harker, Jack (2000). <i>The Rockies: New Zealand Minesweepers at War</i>. Silver Owl Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9597979-9-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-9597979-9-8"><bdi>0-9597979-9-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Rockies%3A+New+Zealand+Minesweepers+at+War&rft.pub=Silver+Owl+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=0-9597979-9-8&rft.aulast=Harker&rft.aufirst=Jack&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarold1993" class="citation book cs1">Harold, Jack Nelson (1993). <i>Big Bird - Little Ship: H.M.N.Z.S. Moa, Royal New Zealand Navy</i>. J.N. Harold.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Big+Bird+-+Little+Ship%3A+H.M.N.Z.S.+Moa%2C+Royal+New+Zealand+Navy&rft.pub=J.N.+Harold&rft.date=1993&rft.aulast=Harold&rft.aufirst=Jack+Nelson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcDougall1989" class="citation book cs1">McDougall, R.J. (1989). <i>New Zealand Naval Vessels</i>. Wellington: GP Books, Informing New Zealanders. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780477013994" title="Special:BookSources/9780477013994"><bdi>9780477013994</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=New+Zealand+Naval+Vessels&rft.place=Wellington&rft.pub=GP+Books%2C+Informing+New+Zealanders&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=9780477013994&rft.aulast=McDougall&rft.aufirst=R.J.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoberts2000" class="citation book cs1">Roberts, John (2000). <i>British Warships of the Second World War</i>. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/155750220X" title="Special:BookSources/155750220X"><bdi>155750220X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Warships+of+the+Second+World+War&rft.place=Annapolis&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=155750220X&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMNZS+Moa+%28T233%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNZS_Moa_(T233)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">1 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_destroyer_Ljubljana" title="Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana">Lubiana</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2 Apr: <a href="/wiki/MV_Melbourne_Star_(1936)" title="MV Melbourne Star (1936)"><i>Melbourne Star</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-124_(1940)" title="German submarine U-124 (1940)"><i>U-124</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-167_(1942)" title="German submarine U-167 (1942)"><i>U-167</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-635" title="German submarine U-635"><i>U-635</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Blitar" title="SS Blitar"><i>Blitar</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-632" title="German submarine U-632"><i>U-632</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Aaron_Ward_(DD-483)" title="USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)">USS <i>Aaron Ward</i></a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">HMNZS <i>Moa</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-34" title="Japanese submarine Ro-34"><i>Ro-34</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-644" title="German submarine U-644"><i>U-644</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Kanawha_(AO-1)" title="USS Kanawha (AO-1)">USS <i>Kanawha</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-733" title="German submarine U-733"><i>U-733</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Isonami_(1927)" title="Japanese destroyer Isonami (1927)"><i>Isonami</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_cruiser_Trieste" title="Italian cruiser Trieste"><i>Trieste</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Branch_(DD-197)" title="USS Branch (DD-197)">HMS <i>Beverley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Van_Heemskerk" title="SS Van Heemskerk"><i>Van Heemskerk</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-526" title="German submarine U-526"><i>U-526</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Archimede_(1939)" title="Italian submarine Archimede (1939)"><i>Archimede</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Giacomo_Medici" title="Italian destroyer Giacomo Medici"><i>Giacomo Medici</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Pakenham_(G06)" title="HMS Pakenham (G06)">HMS <i>Pakenham</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Apr: <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Na%C3%AFade_(Q124)" title="French submarine Naïade (Q124)"><i>Naïade</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-175" title="German submarine U-175"><i>U-175</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Bruce" title="SS Empire Bruce"><i>Empire Bruce</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Regent_(N41)" title="HMS Regent (N41)">HMS <i>Regent</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Flora_Alberta" title="Flora Alberta"><i>Flora Alberta</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Splendid_(P228)" title="HMS Splendid (P228)">HMS <i>Splendid</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Grenadier_(SS-210)" title="USS Grenadier (SS-210)">USS <i>Grenadier</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Tade" title="Japanese destroyer Tade">Patrol Boat No. 39</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-189" title="German submarine U-189"><i>U-189</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-191" title="German submarine U-191"><i>U-191</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-602" title="German submarine U-602"><i>U-602</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_El_Estero" title="SS El Estero"><i>El Estero</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Sahib" title="HMS Sahib">HMS <i>Sahib</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-710" title="German submarine U-710"><i>U-710</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-203" title="German submarine U-203"><i>U-203</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Apr: <a href="/wiki/MV_Limerick_(1925)" title="MV Limerick (1925)"><i>Limerick</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-174" title="German submarine U-174"><i>U-174</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Chichibu_Maru" title="Chichibu Maru">Kamakura Maru</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-332" title="German submarine U-332"><i>U-332</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Wollongbar_(1922)" title="SS Wollongbar (1922)"><i>Wollongbar</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Leone_Pancaldo" title="Italian destroyer Leone Pancaldo"><i>Leone Pancaldo</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-227" title="German submarine U-227"><i>U-227</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/USS_Pickerel_(SS-177)" title="USS Pickerel (SS-177)">USS <i>Pickerel</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-376" title="German submarine U-376"><i>U-376</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-16" title="Japanese submarine I-16"><i>I-16</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-20" title="Japanese submarine I-20"><i>I-20</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Dover_Hill" title="SS Dover Hill"><i>Dover Hill</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Albatross_(AM-71)" title="USS Albatross (AM-71)">USS <i>Albatross</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Apr: <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Ar%C3%A9thuse_(NN7)" title="French submarine Aréthuse (NN7)"><i>Aréthuse</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Greek_destroyer_Vasilefs_Georgios" title="Greek destroyer Vasilefs Georgios">Hermes</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in 1942">1942</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in 1942"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" 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