| Navy | The Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 175 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 13 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 6 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold for scrap on 10 September 1958. |
Commands listed for HMNZS Scarba (T 175)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Peter Phipps, DSC, RNZNVR | 24 Nov 1941 | 7 Nov 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Everard Finch, RNZNVR | 7 Nov 1942 | 19 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Charles Clinton Stevens, RNZNVR | 19 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving Scarba include:
27 Jul 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Auckland with HMNZS Sandra (Lt.Cdr. H.A. Dunnet, RNR), HMNZS Scarba (Lt. C.C. Stevens, RNZNVR), HMNZS Killegray (T/Lt. A.A. Bradshaw, RNZNVR) and HMNZS Muritai (T/Lt. W.D. Drake, RNZNR). (1)
30 Jul 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Auckland with HMNZS Sanda (Lt.Cdr. H.A. Dunnet, RNR), HMNZS Scarba (Lt. C.C. Stevens, RNZNVR), HMNZS Killegray (T/Lt. A.A. Bradshaw, RNZNVR), HMNZS Muritai (T/Lt. W.D. Drake, RNZNR), HMNZS HDML 1186 (T/Lt. A.R. Joughin, RNZNVR), HMNZS HDML 1187 (Lt. W.R.G. Reid, RNZNVR), HMNZS HDML 1189 (T/Lt. G.A.B. Walker, RNZNVR) and HMS HDML 1349 (T/Lt. A.J. Gillon, RNZNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20354
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.