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Losses of and Damage to Vessels of Royal New Zealand Navy

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Name. Nature of Casualty. Cause. Date. Place. " Achilles " (cruiser) " Leander " (cruiser) " Puriri" (minesweeper) " South Sea" (anti-submarine minesweeper) " Kiwi " (anti-submarine trawler) Slight damage Damage to gun-turret Extensive damage Sunk Sunk Damage to bows Action with enemy Enemy aircraft bombing Torpedoed in action Mine explosion Collision Ramming Japanese submarine Enemy aircraft bombing Collision Collision in convoy 13 December, 1939 4 January, 1943 13 July, 1943 14 May, 1941 19 December, 1942 29th-30th January, 1943 Off River Plate. Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands. Hauraki Gulf. Wellington. Solomon Islands. " Moa " (anti-submarine trawler) " Rawea " (patrol launch) .. " Matai " (anti-submarine minesweeper) Sunk Sunk Damage 7 April, 1943 13 February, 1943 11 October, 1944 Solomon Islands. Cape Brett. Solomon Islands.