HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009 |
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| Career (New Zealand) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMNZS Hawea |
| Namesake: | Lake Hawea |
| Builder: | BAE Systems Australia formerly Tenix Defence[1] |
| Cost: | NZ$ 35.7 million (2004)[1] |
| Launched: | 11 December 2007 |
| Christened: | 15 December 2007 [1] |
| Commissioned: | 1 May 2009 [1] |
| Fate: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Protector-class inshore patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 340 t (335 long tons) loaded |
| Length: | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN B&W 12VP185 engines rated at 2,500 kW at 1,907 rpm ZF 7640 NR gearboxes 2 controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | Baseline speed 25 knots (46 km/h) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h) Loiter speed 4-7 knots |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) |
| Complement: | 20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel |
| Armament: | • 3 × 12.75 mm machine guns, mounted forward and two either side of the funnel • Small arms |
HMNZS Hawea (P3571) is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Hawea was constructed between 2004 and 2007, and commissioned on 1 May 2009.[1] She performs border and fisheries protection patrols.
Hawea is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hawea.