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ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY (NEW ZEALAND)

COASTAL FORCES

PUKAKI patrol boats (1975)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Pukaki P3568   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   1.3.1974 24.2.1975 stricken 1991
Rotoiti P3569   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   8.3.1974 24.2.1975 stricken 1991
Taupo P3570   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   25.7.1974 29.7.1975 stricken 1991
Hawea P3571   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   9.9.1974 29.7.1975 stricken 1991

Displacement standard, t

105

Displacement full, t

135

Length, m

32.6

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

1.70 hull 3.50 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Ruston-Paxman 12YCJM diesels

Power, h. p.

3000

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 2500(12)

Armament

1 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 x (1 - 12.7/90 + 1 - 81/12 M29 mortar), 2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment Decca 916 radar

Complement

21

Project history: Patrol boats.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Pukaki 1976

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