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ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY (NEW ZEALAND)

COASTAL FORCES

MOA patrol boats (1984-1985)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Moa P3553   Whangarei Engineering, Auckland   16.7.1983 19.2.1984 stricken 2007
Kiwi P3554   Whangarei Engineering, Auckland   7.5.1984 2.9.1984 stricken 2007
Wakakura P3555   Whangarei Engineering, Auckland   29.10.1984 26.3.1985 stricken 2007
Hinau P3556   Whangarei Engineering, Auckland   8.5.1985 4.10.1985 stricken 2007

Displacement standard, t

90

Displacement full, t

105

Length, m

24.4 wl 26.8 oa

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

2.18

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Cummins 6KT-1140M diesels

Power, h. p.

730

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil 11

Endurance, nm(kts) 1000(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment Decca 916 radar

Complement

18

Project history: Patrol boats, built under design of torpedo retriever.

Modernizations: 1993, Hinau; 1996, Moa, Kiwi, Wakakura: - Decca 916 radar; + Bridgemaster 2000 radar, Klein 595 Tracpoint sonar

Naval service: In 1991 boats received a side-scan sonar to receive minehunting abilities.

Hinau 2002

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