HMNZS Hawea (2007)

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HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009
HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009
History
New Zealand
NameHMNZS Hawea
NamesakeLake Hāwea
BuilderTenix Defence, Whangarei[1]
CostNZ$ 35.7 million (2004)[1]
Launched11 December 2007
Christened15 December 2007 [1]
Commissioned1 May 2009 [1]
Identification
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class and typeLake-class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement340 t (335 long tons) loaded
Length55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught2.9 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
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km)
Complement20 (+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 is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel 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 Hāwea.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Project Protector". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. August 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

External links[]

Media related to IMO 9368508 at Wikimedia Commons


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