Protector-class offshore patrol vessel
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For other uses, see Protector class.
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.
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Both Protector-class offshore patrol vessels in 2010 | |
Class overview | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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