VOEA Lomipeau (A301)
General characteristics | |
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Type | Tanker |
Displacement | 4000 tonnes full load |
Length | 83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 diesels |
Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
VOEA Lomipeau (A301) (ex Punaruu, ex Bow Cecil) is a coastal tanker in service with the Tonga Maritime Force since 1995.[1] The ship was built in 1969 in Norway and commissioned into the French Navy as the Punaruu on 16 November 1971.[2] It was gifted to Tonga in 1995 as a reward for not speaking out against French nuclear testing.[3] It was subsequently given a major refit in Auckland, New Zealand, then used to carry relief fuel to the Cook Islands,[4] and water to Haʻapai.[5]
Its home port is Nukuʻalofa.
References[]
- ^ skipshistorie
- ^ Jane's fighting ships. 1996-97. Janes. 1996. p. 720.
- ^ ""Voea Lomipeau"" (PDF). Marine News. 46 (3). 1997. p. 152-153. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "TONGAN SHIP TRANSPORTING OIL TO COOK ISLANDS". Pacific Islands Report. 7 January 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "RAIN COMES TO TONGA'S HA'APAI ISLANDS AFTER SIX MONTHS". Pacific islands Report. 13 November 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Categories:
- Naval ships of Tonga
- 1969 ships
- Naval ship stubs