Tangaroa was bought by the NZ government in 1973 as an oceanographic research vessel, operated by the DSIR(Department of Scientific and Industrial Research).
Tangaroa
Built: 1960 by Sietas, Neuenfelde
Tonnage: 1,359grt
Owners: NZ Govt
1960: Built as Harald Horn
1968: Wellington Exporter
1973: Tangaroa
1984: Broken up at Auckland.
