Everett Marine Ways Inc. Everett, Washington. (Contract Number: D.A.N.O.B. 586)
This Company also built four craft. They were Q1187, Q1188, Q1189, Q1190. They were shipped to Wellington, N.Z. from Vancouver as deck cargo on the ship Kootenay Park arriving Wellington on the 30th April 1943.
Q1187 was commissioned on the 13th May 1943.
124th FLOTILLA AUCKLAND AREA
Because of the late commissioning of the Anti-Submarine Fixed Defenses at Worser Bay, the following H.D.M.L. were sailed to Auckland from Wellington on the 16th May 1943 via Gisborne, arriving in Auckland on the 20th May 1943.
Q1183, Q1184, Q1185, Q1186, Q1187 were the Five designated and they joined up with Q1191, Q1192, Q1193, Q1194, thus collectively making up the 124th Flotilla.
Between 1947 and 1948 four were placed for tender. They were,
Q1187 sold and renamed COAST GUARD CUTTER No 1.
At the same time Q1188 and Q1187(ex-Coast Guard Cutter No 1) the two coastal survey launches were fitting out for their new roles . They didn’t get Radar or lattice masts, but were fitted with modern Echo Sounding equipment.
Q1188 was given a new pennant number P3556 and was commissioned H.M.N.Z.S. TAKAPU (Gannet).
Q1187 given the pennant number P3566 and was commissioned H.M.N.Z.S TARAPUNGA (Black Backed Gull)
COASTAL SURVEY DUTIES
Q1188 H.M.N.Z.S. TAKAPU P3556
Q1187 H.M.N.Z.S. TARAPUNGA P3566
In 1979 Q1187, P3566 H.M.N.Z.S. TARAPUNGA one of the Survey S.D.M.L. was taken off survey duties, refitted and converted, had a lattice mast and radar fitted, similar to the Fisheries vessels, recommissioned, renamed H.M.N.Z.S. MAKO and handed over to the R.N.Z.N.V.R. Division at Wellington.
HMNZS Mako Ex HMNZS Tarapunga
September 1983, Q1187, P3566, H.M.N.Z.S. MAKO ex TARAPUNGA, R.N.Z.N.V.R. Division Wellington Stripped and declared surplus.
