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HMNZS Taupo (1975)
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HMNZS Taupo (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 P3570 and deleted in 1991.
Taupo was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo is a lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray ....
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