Pukaki at Queens Wharf, Wellington. |
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| Career (New Zealand) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMNZS Pukaki |
| Namesake: | Lake Pukaki |
| Builder: | Tenix Shipbuilding, Whangarei |
| Launched: | 6 May 2008 |
| Christened: | 10 May 2008[1] |
| Fate: | in active service as of June 2009 |
| 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 Pukaki (P3568) is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki was launched in Whangarei Harbour on 6 May 2008. Its primary duties include border and fisheries protection patrols, surveillance, boarding operations and search and rescue response.
Pukaki is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Pukaki.