| Career (New Zealand) | Royal New Zealand Navy |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Brooke Marine, Britain |
| Commissioned: | 1975 |
| Decommissioned: | 1991 |
| Fate: | deleted |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lake class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: |
105 tons standard 135 tons full load |
| Length: | 107.8 ft (32.9 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draught: | 11.1 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 x Paxman 12Y JCM diesels 3000 hp, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 3000 nm (6000 km) |
| Complement: | 21 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Navigation Radar Racal Decca 916 I Band |
| Armament: |
2 x 12.7mm MGs 1 x 81mm mortar |
HMNZS Taupo (1975) was a Lake class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3570 and deleted in 1991.
Taupo was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo.