The former HMNZS Tarapunga

Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company
Commissioned: 1980
Decommissioned: 8 June 2000

General characteristics

Class and type: Modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load
Length: 27 m (89 ft)
Beam: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Draught: 2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Propulsion: Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)