HMNZS Takapu
| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand (RNZN)
| |
| Builder: | Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company |
| Commissioned: | 1980 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 June 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load |
| Length: | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) |
HMNZS Takapu was a modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
She was built by 1980 by the Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company as a version re-engineered for use as an inshore survey vessel.
See also
Survey ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy
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