HMNZS Taupo, Protector class IPV |
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| Career (New Zealand) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMNZS Taupo |
| Namesake: | Lake Taupo |
| Builder: | Tenix Shipbuilding (NZ) Ltd |
| Launched: | 23 August 2008 |
| Christened: | 23 August 2008 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 2009 |
| Homeport: | Devonport Naval Base |
| Status: | 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 Taupo (P3570) is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Taupo was delivered to the Ministry of Defence on the 28 May 2009 and commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 29 May 2009. Taupo is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo.