HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Taupo was delivered to the Ministry of Defence on 28 May 2009 and commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 29 May 2009. Taupo is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo. Two of the Lake-class were sold to the Irish Naval Service in 2023 and were commissioned 4 September 2024. [1]
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| Name | HMNZS Taupo |
| Namesake | Lake Taupo |
| Builder | Tenix Defence |
| Launched | 23 August 2008 |
| Christened | 23 August 2008 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 2009 |
| Homeport | Devonport Naval Base |
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| Status | 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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See also
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edit- ^ O'Flaherty, Marian (4 September 2024). "Two inshore patrol vessels commissioned in Haulbowline".
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External links
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Media related to IMO 9368522 at Wikimedia Commons
- Taupo (official website, Royal New Zealand Navy)
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