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This is a list of commissioned corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present.
| Historic ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy |
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| Alphabetical list |
This is a list of commissioned corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present.
| Class | Dates | Career | Fate |
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| HMNZS Arabis (K385) | 1944–1948 | scrapped 1951 | |
| HMNZS Arbutus (K403) | 1944–1948 | scrapped 1951 |
| Class | Dates | Career | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMNZS Echuca | 1952–1967 | Sold for scrap in 1967 | |
| HMNZS Inverell | 1952–1976 | Training and fisheries patrols | Sold for scrap in 1977 |
| HMNZS Kiama | 1952–1979 | Paid off for disposal 1976 | |
| HMNZS Stawell | 1952–1968 | Sold for scrap in 1968 |
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