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Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)  Now LÉ Aoibhinn –  Irish Naval Service.

LÉ Aoibhinn (EE-vin, Irish: [ˈiːvʲən̠ʲ]) is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Irish Naval Service. Under the name HMNZS Rotoiti it was used for border and fishery protection patrols by the Royal New Zealand Navy from 2009 to 2019. Together with its sister Pukaki, the vessel was sold to Ireland for use by the Irish Naval Service in 2022. Rotoiti was renamed and commissioned into Irish service in September 2024. New Zealand serviceContinue reading “Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)  Now LÉ Aoibhinn –  Irish Naval Service.”

Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Hawea (P3571)

HMNZS Hawea takes up station alongside HMAS Wollongong as the two ships practice Officer of the Watch manoeuvres off Fiji. Photo by Able Seaman Neil James HMNZS Hawea HMNZS Hawea is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of our Royal New Zealand Navy. It is one of the Navy’s two Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV). The ships areContinue reading “Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Hawea (P3571)”