| Navy | The Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Type | MS trawler |
| Class | Kiwi |
| Pennant | T 102 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : G. Plenty Ltd. (Newbury, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 26 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 19 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in September 1963. |
Commands listed for HMNZS Kiwi (T 102)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon Bridson, RNZNVR | 20 Oct 1941 | 18 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Allan Bell, RNZNVR | 18 Apr 1944 | 7 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. James Frederick Allen O'Neill, RNZNVR | 7 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving Kiwi include:
2 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Oracle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.A. Martyn, RNR) and HMNZS Kiwi (Lt.Cdr. G. Bridson, RNZNVR). (1)
3 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Oracle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.A. Martyn, RNR), HMNZS Kiwi (Lt.Cdr. G. Bridson, RNZNVR), HMS Rye (Lt. J.A. Pearson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Wells (Lt. L.J. Pearson, RN). (1)
4 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Oracle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.A. Martyn, RNR), HMNZS Kiwi (Lt.Cdr. G. Bridson, RNZNVR), HMS Rye (Lt. J.A. Pearson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Wells (Lt. L.J. Pearson, RN). (1)
29 Jan 1943
HMNZS Kiwi (Lt.Cdr. G. Bridson, RNZNVR), along with her sister ship HMNZS Moa (Lt.Cdr. P. Phipps, RNZNVR), engage and sink the Japanese submarine I-1 at Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal. (2)
9 Sep 1943
USS Balao (Cdr. R.H. Crane, USN) made a short stop at Tulagi to fuel before proceeding to Brisbane. She was escorted in and out of Tulagi by HMNZS Kiwi (Lt.Cdr. G. Bridson, DSO, DSC, RNZNVR).
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6368 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- Personal communication