Protector-class offshore patrol vessel

Both Protector-class offshore patrol vessels in 2010
Class overview
Name	Protector class
Builders	Tenix, Williamstown
Operators	Royal New Zealand Navy
Cost	$110 million per vessel[1]
In commission	2010
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,900 tonnes
Length	85 m (278 ft 10 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN B&W 12RK280 diesel engines, 5,400 kW (7,200 hp) each at 1,000 rpm 450 kW (600 hp) bow thruster 3 × MAN diesel electricity generators
Speed	Baseline speed 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Loiter speed 4 to 10 knots (7.4 to 18.5 km/h; 4.6 to 11.5 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2]
Endurance	21 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIB (7.74 m (25.4 ft)) 6 × 45 man inflatable rafts 2 × special forces RHIB (11 m (36 ft))
Capacity	30 passengers, 3 × 20 ft sea container, 1 × 16 tonne, 9-metre crane aft
Complement	35 + 10 flight personnel + 4 personnel from Government agencies
Sensors and processing systems	Fire control: Optical
Armament	1 × Remote Controlled Rafael Typhoon 25 mm stabilised naval gun, on forecastle 2 × M2HB QCB .50 calibre Browning machine guns on pivots either side of bridge Small arms
Aircraft carried	1 x Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, depth charges, Maverick Air to Surface missiles, AGM119 Penguin 2 ASM M60 Machine Gun. 1 x A109 light utility helicopter (alternative to Seasprite)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for Seasprite or A109

The Protector-class offshore patrol vessel (also known as the Otago class) is a ship class of two offshore patrol vessel (OPVs) operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) since 2010. The ships are named HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington.