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Part 5: The Recent Past - 1960 to 1979
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This list displays those ships commissioned into the
Royal New Zealand Navy from 1960 until 1979.
Notes:
(i) Dates shown follow the English precedent, ie. Day/Month/Year.
Frigates
Rothsay Class Type 12 (Anti-Submarine) Frigates
Displacement (tons): 2,144 Standard, 2,557 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 370 x 41 x 17.4
Propulsion: 2 x Double reduction geared turbines,
30,000 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 30
Armament: 2 x 4.5-inch, 1 x 40mm Bofors,
2 x Limbo anti-submarine mortars,
12 x 21-inch torpedo tubes
Complement: 240
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
F111 Otago (I) 22/6/60 Originally ordered as HMS Hastings.
Fleet Training ship 1981.
Paid off to reserve 7/11/83.
Replaced by Southland.
F148 Taranaki 28/3/61 Reserve 1977. Recomm'd as Training
frigate in 1979. Decomm'd 18/6/82.
Sold in 1983 and broken up in
Auckland. Replaced by Wellington.
Note: Otago built by Thornycroft, UK and Taranaki built by White, UK.
Whitby Class Type 12 (FF) Frigate
Displacement (tons): 2,150 Standard, 2,560 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 369.9 x 41 x 17.6
Propulsion: 2 x Double reduction geared turbines,
30,430 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 31
Armament: 2 x 4.5-inch, 1 x 40mm Bofors,
2 x Limbo anti-submarine mortars
Complement: 250
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
F77 Blackpool 6/66 On loan from RN pending the arrival
of Canterbury. Returned to RN 6/71
and later scrapped.
Note: Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Nthn Ireland.
Leander Class Type 15 (FFH) Frigates
Displacement (tons): 2,450 Standard, 2,860 Full Load (Waikato)
2,470 Standard, 2,990 Full Load (Canterbury)
Dimensions (feet): 373 x 41 x 18 (Waikato)
373 x 43 x 18 (Canterbury)
Propulsion: 2 x Double reduction geared turbines,
30,000 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 30 (Waikato)
28 (Canterbury)
Aircraft: Aft Helicopter deck and hangar for Westland Wasp.
Armament: 2 x 4.5-inch, 2 x 20mm,
2 x Seacat Missile launcher,
6 x 21-inch torpedo tubes
Complement: 248 (Waikato), 243 (Canterbury)
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
F55 Waikato (II) 16/9/66 Decomm'd 3/7/98. Not replaced!
Sunk off Takakuka, Northland, on
2/12/00, for use as a dive wreck.
F421 Canterbury (I) 22/10/71 Broad-beamed version of this class.
Recently refitted for Seasprite
operations. Active.
(Note: See also Part 6)
Note: Waikato built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Nthn Ireland and
Canterbury built by Yarrow, UK.
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Mine Warfare Vessels
Ton Class Minesweepers
Displacement (tons): 360 Standard, 425 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 153 x 28.9 x 8.3
Propulsion: 2 x Napier Deltic, 3,000 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 15
Armament: 1 x 40mm, 2 x 20mm, MGs
Complement: 32
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
M1131 Hickleton 1965 Used at Singapore as a patrol boat.
Reverted to RN 9/66. Laid up in
1967 and later sold to Argentina
as Neuquen.
M1178 Santon 1965 Used at Singapore as a patrol boat.
Reverted to RN 9/66. Laid up in
1967 and sold to Argentina
as Chubet.
Note: Hickleton built by Thornycroft, UK. and Santon built by
Fleetlands, UK.
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Patrol Craft
Lake Class (PC) Patrol Boats
Displacement (tons): 105 Standard, 135 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 107.8 x 20 x 11.10
Propulsion: 2 x Paxman 12Y JCM diesels, 3,000 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 25
Armament: 2 x 12.7mm MGs,
1 x 81mm mortar
Complement: 21
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
P3568 Pukaki (II) 24/2/75 Deleted 1991.
P3569 Rotoiti (II) 24/2/75 Deleted 1991.
P3570 Taupo (II) 29/7/75 Deleted 1991.
P3571 Hawea (II) 29/7/75 Deleted 1991.
Notes: All built by Brooke Marine, UK.
Pukaki and Rotoiti were transported to New Zealand in November 1974
onboard MV Starman. View several loading photo's here, at the Blue Star Line!
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Other Vessels
Patapsco Class Antarctic Supply Vessel
Displacement (tons): 1,850 Standard, 4,335 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 310.10 x 48.8 x 15.8
Propulsion: 2 x GM 16-278A diesels, 3,300 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 14
Armament: Small arms
Complement: 72
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
A184 Endeavour (II) 6/62 Ex-USS Namakagon (tanker). Used
for Antarctic support and ocean
research. Returned to USN 6/71.
Trans'd to Taiwan as
Lung Chuan 7/71.
Note: Built by Cargill Inc. for the USN between 1942 and 1945.
Robert D. Conrad Class (AGOR) Research Ship
Displacement (tons): 1,200 Standard, 1,380 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 208.10 x 37.10 x 15.4
Propulsion: 2 x Caterpillar D378 diesels, 10,000 hp, 1 shaft
Max. Speed (knots): 13.5
Armament: None
Complement: 45 (inc. 15 scientists)
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
A05 Tui (II) 11/9/70 Ex-USS Charles H. Davis (T-AGOR 5).
Built 1962. Deleted 2/98. Scuttled
and sunk as a diving attraction in
Tutukaka Harbour, Bay of Islands.
Note: Built by Christy Corp., USA.
Monowai Class (AGS) Survey Ship
Displacement (tons): 3,800 Standard, 4,027 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): 296.6 x 46.3 x 17
Propulsion: 2 x 7 cyl. Clark-Sulzer diesels, 3,080 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 13.5
Armament: 2 x 20mm Oerlikons,
Complement: 126
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
A06 Monowai (II) 4/10/77 Ex-Moana Roa. Built 1960.
Light Helicopter capable.
Deleted 8/98. Sold to UK interests.
Note: Built by Greymouth Dockyard, UK.
Diving Tender
Displacement (tons): 90 Standard, 107 Full Load
Dimensions (feet): (26.82 x 6.10 x 2.34m)
Propulsion: 2 x Cummins KT1150M diesels, 710 hp, 2 shafts
Max. Speed (knots): 12
Armament: none
Complement: 14
No. Name Commissioned Notes/Fate
A09 Manawanui (II) 28/5/79 Renamed HMNZS Kahu in 1988
(Note: See also Part 6)
Note: Built by Whangarei Engineering.
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Part 4: The Post War Era - 1946 to 1959
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