HMNZS Resolution

HMNZS Resolution
History
United States
Name	USNS Tenacious
Ordered	20 February 1987
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
Laid down	26 February 1988
Launched	17 February 1989
Commissioned	29 September 1989
Stricken	6 February 1997
Fate	Sold to New Zealand
History
New Zealand
Name	HMNZS Resolution
Namesake	Cook's sloop Resolution
Acquired	6 February 1997
Commissioned	13 February 1997
Decommissioned	27 April 2012
Homeport	Gisborne[1]
Fate	Sold into civilian service
History
Hong Kong
Name	RV Geo Resolution
Owner	EGS Group
Acquired	11 October 2014
Homeport	Hong Kong
Identification	IMO number: 8835243 MMSI number: 512000200 Callsign: ZMRS
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
Displacement	2,262 tonnes
Length	68 m (223 ft)
Beam	13 m (43 ft)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	Four Caterpillar D398B diesel generators 3,200 hp (2.4 MW) Twin shafts Bow thruster 550 hp (410 kW)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range	21,500 nautical miles (39,800 km; 24,700 mi)
Boats & landing craft carried	(SMB) Adventure
Complement	41 (7 officers, 34 ratings) Max accommodation: 45

HMNZS Resolution (A14) was a hydrographic ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally the United States Naval Ship USNS Tenacious (T-AGOS-17), the Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship was used by the United States to locate and track Soviet submarines from 1989 to 1997, when she was transferred to the RNZN for use as a hydrographic survey ship. She served until 27 April 2012. She was subsequently sold to EGS Group, a private surveying company, and renamed RV Geo Resolution.