| Navy | The Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Manuka |
| Pennant | T 338 |
| Built by | Stevenson & Cook (Port Chalmers, New Zealand) : A.G. Price (Thames, New Zealand) |
| Ordered | Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1946 |
Commands listed for HMNZS Maimai (T 338)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Frank Stanley Cable, RNZNVR | 22 May 1944 | mid 1944 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Wallace Gunson, RNZNVR | 20 Apr 1945 | ||
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Notable events involving Maimai include:
8 Aug 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Wellington with HMNZS Awatere (Lt. D.L. Millar, RNZNVR), HMNZS Maimai (T/Lt. W.W. Gunson, RNZNVR) and HMNZS Pahau (T/Lt. W.H.K. Mollard, RNZNVR). (1)
9 Aug 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Wellington with HMNZS Awatere (Lt. D.L. Millar, RNZNVR), HMNZS Maimai (T/Lt. W.W. Gunson, RNZNVR) and HMNZS Pahau (T/Lt. W.H.K. Mollard, RNZNVR). (1)
13 Aug 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Wellington with HMNZS Awatere (Lt. D.L. Millar, RNZNVR), HMNZS Maimai (T/Lt. W.W. Gunson, RNZNVR), HMNZS Hautapu (T/Lt. W. Strong, RNZNVR) and HMNZS Pahau (T/Lt. W.H.K. Mollard, RNZNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20355
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.