HMS Waitemata
Country of origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ManufacturerJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
HMS Waitemata was a colonial service Defender-class torpedo boat designed by Thornycroft & Company for the defence of New Zealand, built at Chiswick in 1883 and shipped to New Zealand.
The torpedo boat was delivered from Wellington to Auckland by being towed behind the Government steamship NZGSS Hinemoa. It arrived in Auckland in April 1885.
The torpedo boat was delivered from Wellington to Auckland by being towed behind the Government steamship NZGSS Hinemoa. It arrived in Auckland in April 1885.
