Lake-class patrol vessel
For the current New Zealand patrol vessels sometimes referred to as the Lake class, see Protector-class inshore patrol vessel.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Range: | 3000 nm (6000 km) |
| Complement: | 21 |
| Armament: |
2 x 12.7mm machine guns 1 x 81mm mortar |
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.
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
- Patrol boats of the Royal New Zealand Navy
- Lake class patrol vessels being transported by M.V. Starman 1974
Notes
- ↑ The later Protector class inshore patrol vessels reused the same pennant numbers.
References
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 98-100. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4
Civilian administration and oversight: Ministry of Defence (New Zealand) |
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