HMS PURIRI, a 188 foot long, 924 ton Minesweeper. Commissioned by the 25 Flotilla in the Hauraki Gulf New Zealand. She had an armament of only one 1-4 (102mm) gun. On June 14th 1941 she struck a German mine and sunk within minutes claiming the lives of 5 crew members including the CO. She now lies in 100 meters of water 9 miles North East of the Whangerai heads
