Moa HMNZS

Commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 12 August 1941, Moa was the first of two vessels with this name to serve in the RNZN and was named after a native bird from New Zealand.[5][6]
On 29 January 1943, in concert with her sister ship Kiwi, Moa helped ram and wreck the Japanese submarine I-1.[7] At the time Moa was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Peter Phipps, later Vice Admiral Sir Peter Phipps.[7][8]
In February 1943, Moa participated in Operation Cleanslate, the occupation of Russell Islands. However, when the Moa put the forces ashore, they were informed by local natives the Japanese had left ten days beforehand.[9]
On 7 April 1943 Moa was refuelling from the USS Erskine M. Phelps at Tulagi Harbor when Japanese aircraft attacked.[10][11] The Moa sustained a direct hit from a 500-pound bomb and was damaged by two near misses. She sank bow first within about four minutes.[8] At some point after the sinking of the I-1, the Moa crew acquired and mounted a 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun, which the crew were able to use against their attackers prior to their sinking.[12] Five ratings were killed and seven were seriously wounded, including Phipps.[
 
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