HMNZS Hawea (2007)

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HMNZS Hawea (P3571), Otago Harbour.jpg
HMNZS Hawea entering Otago Harbour in 2009
History
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NameHMNZS Hawea
Namesake Lake Hāwea
Builder Tenix Defence, Whangārei [1]
Cost NZ$ 35.7 million (2004) [1]
Launched11 December 2007
Christened15 December 2007 [1]
Commissioned1 May 2009 [1]
Identification
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class and type Lake-class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement340 t (335 long tons) loaded
Length55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • Baseline speed 25 knots (46 km/h)
  • Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • Loiter speed 4-7 knots
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km)
Complement20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel
Armament
  • 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns, mounted forward and two either side of the funnel
  • Small arms

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.

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The Royal New Zealand Navy had originally four Lake-class vessels. Two of the Lake-class vessels were sold to the Irish Naval Service in 2022, being delivered in May 2023. They were commissioned into service in 2024 after commission works were completed. Both are based on the east coast of Ireland where sea conditions suit their capabilities.

Hawea was not one of the vessels sold to Ireland, and as of 2025, Hawea remains in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Project Protector". New Zealand Ministry of Defence. August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

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