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Lake Class inshore patrol boats -HMNZS Pukaki (P3568)

HMNZS Pukaki (P3568) was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Pukaki commissioned in 1975, deleted in 1991 and sold as a private launch. Service history The class was intended to comprise 6 vessels to replace the wartime harbour protection boats and old converted minesweepers HMNZS Kiama and Inverell used for fishery protection in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Lake class were politically justifiedContinue reading “Lake Class inshore patrol boats -HMNZS Pukaki (P3568)”

LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)

HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991. Rotoiti was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after either Lake Rotoiti in North Island, or Lake Rototi in South Island (or perhaps both). HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake-class patrolContinue reading “LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)”

LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)

HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991. Rotoiti was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after either Lake Rotoiti in North Island, or Lake Rototi in South Island (or perhaps both). HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake-class patrolContinue reading “LCPV – Lake Class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)”

Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) crew from inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have boarded and inspected fishing vessels along the South Island’s east coast this month.

18 JUNE, 2024 After departing Lyttelton on 4 June with two MPI fishery officers aboard, RNZN personnel from Taupo made seven boardings over three days. The fishery officers would observe vessels before hailing them to ask questions about their catch. A five-person boarding team would then use Taupo’s seaboat for a visual inspection. While sixContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) crew from inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have boarded and inspected fishing vessels along the South Island’s east coast this month.”