Kikau 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Kikau (ex-Woodpecker) | 204 | Bellingham SY, USA | 6.1954 | 7.1.1955 | 3.2.1956 // 10.1975 | stricken 7.1990 | |
| Kula (ex-Vireo) | 205 | Bellingham SY, USA | 9.1953 | 30.4.1954 | 7.6.1955 // 10.1975 | stricken 7.1990 | |
| Kiro (ex-Warbler) | 206 | Bellingham SY, USA | 10.1953 | 18.6.1954 | 23.7.1955 // 6.1976 | TS 1986, stricken 5.1995 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
370 |
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Length, m |
43.9 |
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Breadth, m |
8.50 |
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Draught, m |
2.60 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors 8-268A diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
880 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2500(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
radar |
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Complement |
39 |
Project history: Former USN Bluebird-class minesweepers, transferred with all minesweeping gear removed.
Modernizations: late 1970s, Kula, Kiro: + helicopter deck for Bell 222 helicopter
Naval service: No significant events.
Kula 1980
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