HMNZS Monowai

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The name HMNZS Monowai may apply to the following ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy:

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The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships.

Monowai may refer to:

HMNZS <i>Resolution</i> (A14)

HMNZS Resolution (A14) was a hydrographic ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally the United States Naval Ship USNS Tenacious (T-AGOS-17), the Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship was used by the United States to locate and track Soviet submarines from 1989 to 1997, when she was transferred to the RNZN for use as a hydrographic survey ship. She served until 27 April 2012. She was subsequently sold to EGS Group, a private surveying company, and renamed RV Geo Resolution.

Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy have been named HMNZS Wellington after the national capital Wellington, the former Wellington Province, and/or the current Wellington Region:

Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy have been named HMNZS Canterbury after the Canterbury region of New Zealand:

HMNZS Endeavour may refer to one of the following ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy named in honour of Captain Cook's Bark Endeavour.

The name HMNZS Moa may apply to:

HMNZS Kiwi may refer to:

Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) have been named HMNZS Wakakura:

HMNZS Hinau has been the name of two ships:

HMNZS Manawanui can refer to

Three ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy have been named HMNZS Hawea:

HMNZS Rotoiti has been the name of three ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy:

Three ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy have been named HMNZS Taupo:

The name HMNZS Otago may apply to:

The name HMNZS Tui may apply to:

HMNZS Monowai (A06) was a hydrographic survey vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Built in 1960, the ship was originally used as a civilian supply and passenger vessel by the New Zealand Government, under the name GMV Moana Roa, before being acquired by the RNZN in 1977. She remained in RNZN service until 1997, performing various duties such as coastal surveying, resupply, and surveillance. After being decommissioned she was sold to civilian operators in Britain in 1998 for conversion to a cruise ship, but was found unsuitable for the role and eventually sent to Spanish shipbreakers in 2002.

HMNZS <i>Monowai</i> (F59)

HMNZS Monowai (F59) was a former Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) merchant vessel. At the outbreak of World War II she became an armed merchant cruiser of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She subsequently became HMS Monowai, a Landing Ship, Infantry and mostly operated as a troopship. In 1946 she returned to her old trade as a passenger ship.

Kiwi most commonly refers to:

F59 may refer to :