HMNZS Taranaki

HMNZS Taranaki (F148) at Pearl Harbor c1963
HMNZS Taranaki at Pearl Harbor c. 1963
History
New Zealand
NameTaranaki
NamesakeTaranaki Province
BuilderJ. Samuel White & Co, Cowes
Launched19 August 1959 [1]
Commissioned28 March 1961
Decommissioned18 June 1982
Stricken2 July 1982
FateSold and broken up 1988
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Rothesay-class frigate
Displacement2,144 tonnes
Length112 m (367 ft)
Beam12 m (39 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft double-reduction geared steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range400 tons oil fuel, 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complementoriginally 219, later 240
Armament
HMNZS Taranaki' 4.5-inch twin gun turret in Penrose Auckland

HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982. Along with her sister ship Otago, the pair of ships formed a core part of the RNZN escort force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was named after Taranaki Province.

  1. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 20 August 1959, p.4