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Fairmile Q404 Later Wailana

HMNZS Fairmile Q404 Later Wailana

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HMNZS Fairmile Q404 in the Hauraki Gulf,
HMNZS Fairmiles – Q401, Q 403 and Q 404 and others 
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HMNZS Fairmile Q404 crew

HMNZS Fairmile Q404 on patrol

Fairmile Q404 being overflown by a Harvard aircraft, 1943

Fate – Some confusion on this one – HMNZS Fairmile Q404/407?? – sold to P. Mason, became private Deborah Bay, ON 178433, Auckland. Sold 1963 and renamed Romanda in 1964, for private, later passenger use. To Fiji 1965 for tourist work, later laid up. Driven ashore in Bay of Islands, Suva during Cyclone Meli 27/3/79. Salvaged and repaired for inter-island trading. Sunk in Cyclone Raja, off Nairai Island, east of Levuka, Fiji 30/12/86, broke in two 1/87 and became a total loss.