Background The HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Royal New Zealand Navy "Bird-class" minesweeper (there were only three and they were named after New Zealand native birds - the Kiwi, Moa, and Tui). She was laid down in March 1940, launched on 15 May 1941, and commissioned on 12 August 1941. She was 168 feet long [...]