HMNZS Tarapunga
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| Career (New Zealand) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company |
| Commissioned: | 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Moa-class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load |
| Length: | 27 metres |
| Beam: | 6.1 metres |
| Draught: | 2.4 metres |
| Propulsion: | Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Range: | 3000 nm (6000 km) |
HMNZS Tarapunga was a modified Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
She was built by 1980 by the Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company as a version re-engineered for use as an inshore survey vessel.
[edit] See also
Survey ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy

