HMNZS Taupo HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of our Royal New Zealand Navy. It is one of our Navy’s two Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV). The ships are designed for maritime surveillance and patrol missions around New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and out to the 200 nautical mile limit of our Exclusive Economic ZoneContinue reading “Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Taupo (P3570)”
