The Lake-class patrol vessel was a class of patrol vessels built in 1974 for the Royal New Zealand Navy by the British boat builders Brooke Marine.
Class overview | |
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Name | Lake-class patrol boat |
Builders | Brooke Marine, Britain |
Operators | Royal New Zealand Navy |
In service | 1975 - 1991 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | none |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Displacement | 105 tons standard, 135 tons full load |
Length | 107.8 ft (32.9 m) |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Draught | 11.1 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x Paxman 12Y JCM diesels 3,000 hp, 2 shafts |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
Complement | 21 |
Armament | 2 x 12.7mm machine guns 1 x 81mm mortar |
There were four boats in the class:[Note 1]
- HMNZS Pukaki (P3568)
- HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)
- HMNZS Taupo (P3570)
- HMNZS Hawea (P3571)
All the boats were commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The later Protector class inshore patrol vessels reused the same pennant numbers.
References
edit- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 98-100. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4