| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Builder | Brooke Marine, United Kingdom |
| Commissioned | 1975 |
| Decommissioned | 1991 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P3570 |
| Fate | Decommissioned and sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake-class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 105 tons standard 135 tons full load |
| Length | 107.8 ft (32.9 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draught | 11.1 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Paxman 12Y JCM diesels 3000 hp, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
| Complement | 21 |
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HMNZS Taupo was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Taupo was commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991, serving for 16 years.[1]
Taupo was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo.
- ^ McDougall, R J (1989). New Zealand Naval Vessels. Wellington: New Zealand Government Printing Office. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4.