HDML KUPARU
HDML KUPARU was built in the USA as a Harbour Defense Motor Launch during WWII. 76 x 72 feet long, and built with Oregon, she was part of the RNZN (New Zealand Navy) until 1994, then was sold into private hands. Unused for years, she ended sitting up on the hard, unloved and rotting. I spent 16 months rebuilding her...and Me...after losing my wife to cancer at a young age of 42. I relaunched her on the 19th December 2017, and am currently conducting sea trials, with combined holidays with my two daughters. I have regular updates, and photos of the piece of rot that I started with, on Facebook, under HDML Kuparu. There is still a lot more to do on her, but isn't there always....
Design Specifications
76'
0"
16'
0"
72'
5'
Design or Class:
W J Holt Admiralty World War II anti-submarine patrol craft
Designer:
W J Holt Admiralty
Hull or Design No.:
Q1348
Boat Type:
HDML
Gross Displacement:
54-ton
Number of Engines:
2
Engine Model:
Mark 6 two-stroke Fodens
Total Engine Horsepower:
180-hp (each)
Fuel Type:
Diesel
Builder Name:
Ackerman Boat Company
Location Built:
Lido Island, California
Year Built:
1943
Owner Name:
Scott Perry
Owner Country:
New Zealand
Home Port:
Auckland
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