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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