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would resume fishing once converted back into a fishing trawler, but was laid up in 1952, being put up for sale as at that time it was thought that large steam trawlers were no longer an economical method of fishing, with coal becoming more expensive and crew becoming harder to find as she was rather
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would take to mainland New
Zealand. She would be maintained by Jimmy Lenagham, who had been the chief engineer on her voyage to Port Hutt. While she was moored, she would occasionally break free from her moorings, hitting other ships. This caused Lenagham considerable anxiety so in 1968, he decided
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was on a usual fishing trip, and was unaware of the declaration of war due to a lack of radios on board, and was unable to be contacted. She would return to
Auckland, one week after war was declared, she discharged her catch and would be shifted to the Devonport Naval Base, as it had been
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would be examined and it was found the trawler needed some hull repairs, with work being carried out by Mason Bros
Engineering Co Ltd in the Devonport drydock. She would be sold for £7,000 and would sail to Wellington under the command of John Campbell.
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was installed, with additional ballast needed due to a 20-ton difference in weight between her old engine and her new engine. The cost of this refit would cost £20,000 in total. In the late 1950s, the company who owned the
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Wellington Fishermen's Co-operative with the proposal to purchase a large trawler to ensure a regular supply of fish for the co-op, retailers, and customers. The
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were ordered to sea, steaming at full speed towards her, arriving at 12:50 PM with minesweeping gear being deployed at 2:48 PM. She and the
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would go out of business, and she would be put up for sale. She would be sold to the
Wellington Trawler Company. In 1966, during the
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on 10 October 1939, serving at
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would discover two contact mines which had been laid recently, both were destroyed by rifle fire.
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