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.
 HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009
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| Name | HMNZS Hawea |
| Namesake | Lake Hāwea |
| Builder | Tenix Defence, Whangārei[1] |
| Cost | NZ$ 35.7 million (2004)[1] |
| Launched | 11 December 2007 |
| Christened | 15 December 2007 [1] |
| Commissioned | 1 May 2009 [1] |
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| Fate | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake-class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 340 t (335 long tons) loaded |
| Length | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) |
| Complement | 20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel |
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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 Irish Naval Service in 2023 being delivered in May 2023. They are due in service sometime in 2024 after commission works are completed. Both are planned to be based on the east coast of Ireland where sea conditions suit their capabilities.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Project Protector". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
External links
edit Media related to IMO 9368508 at Wikimedia Commons
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