HMNZS Waikato wreck
The HMNZS Waikato is 113.4m long, 12.5m beam and a draft of 5.5m she was the first of the Leander class frigates built for the NZ navy in 1966. Decommissioned in 1988 and sunk in late 2000. The HMNZS Waikato rests in two pieces leaning on it’s side in water 28m deep
HMNZS Waikato rests at approx 28/30metres on the sand. When she was sunk she landed upright on the seabed. Over the years the bow has been separated from the stern due to weather
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