HMNZS Hawea (2007)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Hawea.
HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009
History
New Zealand
Name: HMNZS Hawea
Namesake: Lake Hāwea
Builder: BAE Systems Australia formerly Tenix Defence[1]
Cost: NZ$ 35.7 million (2004)[1]
Launched: 11 December 2007
Christened: 15 December 2007 [1]
Commissioned: 1 May 2009 [1]
Identification:
Fate: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake-class inshore patrol vessel
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

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. "Project Protector". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. August 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2009-08-26.


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