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Navy, HMNZS Taupo, Devonport: Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) HMNZS Taupo on its delivery voyage from Whangarei to Devonport Navy Base, Auckland. Onboard was the Associate Defence Minister Hon Heather Roy. HMNZS Rotoiti sits in front of the Auckland Skyline. Taupo was delivered to the Ministry of Defence on 28 May 2009 and commissioned into the RoyalContinue reading “HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. “

 Pukaki was launched in Whangarei Harbour on 6 May 2008. Its primary duties included border and fisheries protection patrols, surveillance, boarding operations and search and rescue response. Pukaki was the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Pukaki. Pukaki was decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base on 17 October 2019. RegulatoryContinue reading “HMNZS Pukaki is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy.”

These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols. She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17 April 2009,[1] and arrived at the Devonport Naval Base for the first time on 24 April 2009. HMNZS Rotoiti was the first of her classContinue reading “HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy.”

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. Hawea is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hāwea. Both of the Lake-class were sold to the IrishContinue reading “HMNZS Hawea (P3571) is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. “