The recently launched Moa fitting out at the Robb shipyard in Scotland. The Bird-class ships were to have a 2-pounder anti-aircraft gun aft, but shortages saw them depart with nothing better than Lewis machine guns. The lack of decent anti-aircraft batteries plagued New Zealand’s British-designed ships during the Pacific War.
I live in New Plymouth, NZ, and have written five books, four of which are on the Pacific War. I am now doing research about the NZ corvettes that served in the Pacific and would like to make contact with veterans and/or relatives of men who served on them. All of my books are listed on amazon, I can be Googled and I have a web site if interested: voicesfromthepacificwar.com
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