Patrol boats of the Royal New Zealand Navy

Commissioned patrol boat
Patrol boat
A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...

s of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
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after World War II

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to the present.

Lake class inshore patrol boats

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Hawea (1975) HMNZS Hawea (1975) HMNZS Hawea was a Lake class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3571 and decommissioned in 1991....	1975-1999
HMNZS Pukaki (1975) HMNZS Pukaki (1975) HMNZS Pukaki was a Lake class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3568 and deleted in 1991....	1975-1999
HMNZS Rotoiti (1975) HMNZS Rotoiti (1975) HMNZS Rotoiti was a Lake class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3569 and deleted in 1991....	1975-1999
HMNZS Taupo (1975) HMNZS Taupo (1975) HMNZS Taupo was a Lake class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 with pennant number P3570 and deleted in 1991....	1975-1990

Moa class inshore patrol boats

Name	Dates	Career
HMNZS Hinau (P3556) HMNZS Hinau (P3556) HMNZS Hinau was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve and decommissioned in 2007....	1985-2007
HMNZS Kahu (A04) HMNZS Kahu (A04) HMNZS Kahu was a Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was launched in 1979 as the lead boat of her class, modified to function as a diving tender. She was initially named HMNZS Manawanui , the second of three diving tenders with this name to serve in the New Zealand...	1978-current	Training vessel, backup diving tender Diving support vessel A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects.Commercial Diving Support Vessels emerged during the 1960s and 1970s when the need arose for diving operations to be performed below and around oil production platforms and associated installations in...
HMNZS Kiwi (P3554) HMNZS Kiwi (P3554) HMNZS Kiwi was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1983 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve...	1983- Dec 2007
HMNZS Moa (P3553) HMNZS Moa (P3553) HMNZS Moa was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1983 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve and decommissioned in 2007....	1984-2007
HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) HMNZS Wakakura was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in March 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve...	1985-11 December 2007

Protector class inshore patrol boats

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Hawea (P3571)	2008-current
HMNZS Pukaki (P3568)	2008-
HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)	2007-current
HMNZS Taupo (P3570)	2008-

Protector class offshore patrol boats

Name	Dates	Career	Fate
HMNZS Otago (P148) HMNZS Otago (P148) HMNZS Otago is a Protector class off-shore patrol vessel in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy.The ship was built by Tenix as part of the New Zealand government's Royal New Zealand Navy plans, and was expected to enter service in late 2008. She was launched in Williamstown, Victoria on 18...	2007-current
HMNZS Wellington (P55)	2007-current

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