HMNZS Taupo (1975)
| History | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | |
| Builder | Brooke Marine, United Kingdom |
| Commissioned | 1975 |
| Decommissioned | 1991 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P3570 |
| Fate | Decommissioned and sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lake-class inshore 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 × Paxman 12Y JCM diesels 3000 hp, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
| Complement | 21 |
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HMNZS Taupo was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Taupo was commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991, serving for 16 years.
Taupo was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo.