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HMNZS Hawea (1975)
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HMNZS Hawea (1975) was a Lake class
Lake class patrol boat
The Lake class patrol vessel was a class of patrol vessels built in 1974 for the Royal New Zealand Navy by the British boat builders Brooke Marine.There were four boats in the class:* HMNZS Pukaki * HMNZS Rotoiti...
inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...
. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3571 and decommissioned in 1991.
Hawea was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hawea
Lake Hawea
Lake Hawea is located in the Otago Region of New Zealand, at an altitude of 348 metres. It covers an area of some 141 km² and is, at its deepest, 392 metres deep...
.