HMNZS Wellington (P-55)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMNZS Wellington.
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| Career (New Zealand) |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
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| Namesake: | HMNZS Wellington (F69) |
| Ordered: | 29 July 2004 |
| Builder: | Tenix[1] |
| Homeport: | Wellington[2] |
| Fate: | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Protector class off-shore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1600 tonnes[1] |
| Length: | 85 metres[1] |
| Beam: | 14 metres[1] |
| Draught: | 3.6 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN B&W 12RK280 diesel engines with a continuous rating of 5,400 kW at 1,000 rpm |
| Speed: | Baseline speed 22 knots[1] Economical speed 12 knots Loiter speed 4-10 knots |
| Range: | 6000nm[1] |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
2 × RHIB (7.74m) or 1 × special forces RHIB (11m) |
| Capacity: | 30 passengers[1] 1 × sea container 1 × 15 tonne crane aft |
| Complement: | 35 + 10 flight personnel + 4 personnel from Government agencies[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Optical fire control |
| Armament: | 1 × remote controlled MSI DS25 Stabilized Naval Gun with 25mm M242 Bushmaster cannon 2 × .50 calibre machine guns Small arms |
| Armour: | None |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × SH-2 Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, depth charges, Maverick Air to Surface missiles, M60 Machine Gun. |
HMNZS Wellington (P-55) is a Protector class off-shore patrol vessel under construction for the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ship is being built by Tenix as part of the New Zealand government's Royal New Zealand Navy Future Plans,[1] and is expected to enter service during the winter of 2008.
The ship is named in honour of HMNZS Wellington (F69), a Leander class frigate serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1987 until 1999.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Royal New Zealand Navy (2004). "Project Protector: Protecting New Zealand's interests at sea and across the region". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ a b Royal New Zealand Navy (31 March 2006). "Navy names seven new ships". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
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