"Tui" - Tutukaka, Northland, New Zealand
S 35° 36.560 E 174° 31.559
60H E 275905 N 6056562
The propella from the oceanographic survey and research ship "Tui" on display at the Tutakaka Marina
Waymark Code: WM9W7M
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 10/04/2010
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The plaque reads:
HMNZS TUI
U.S.S. CHARLES H. DAVIS
Sunk 20 February 1999
Lat 35'-34-58S Long 174'-32-30E
as an artificial reef
Thanks to the generosity of the United States of America and many New Zealanders
A Tutakaka Coast Promotions Inc Project.
HMNZS Tui, formerly USNS Charles H. Davis (T-AGOR-5), was one of nine Conrad class oceanographic ships built for the United States Navy (USN), that later saw service in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Serving with the USN from 1963 to 1970, these ships were designed to perform acoustic experiments on sound transmission underwater, and for gravity, magnetism and deep-ocean floor studies.
The ship was recommissioned into the RNZN in late 1970, and as HMNZS Tui served as an oceanographic survey and research ship until her decommissioning in 1997. In 1999, the ship was scuttled as a dive wreck.
For what use was your waymark originally intended?: Marine
What purpose does it serve today?: Free Standing
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