HMNZS Hawea (P3567)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMNZS Hawea.
Career (New Zealand) | Royal New Zealand Navy |
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Fate: | under construction |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 340 tonnes (loaded) |
Length: | 55 metres |
Beam: | 9 metres |
Draught: | 2.9 metres |
Propulsion: | Two MAN B&W 12VP185 engines rated at 2,500 kW at 1,907 rpm ZF 7640 NR gearboxes Two controllable pitch propellers |
Speed: |
Baseline speed 25 knots (46 km/h) |
Complement: | 20 (+2) Navy 4 Govt agency officers 12 additional personnel |
Armament: | 3 x 12.75 mm machine gun, mounted forward and two either side of the funnel Small arms |
HMNZS Hawea (P3567) is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Hawea is currently under construction and will commission in 2008. She will perform border and fisheries protection patrols.
Hawea will be the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hawea.