HMNZS Tarapunga

HMNZS Tarapunga was a modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

History
New Zealand (RNZN)
Builder	Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company
Commissioned	1980
Decommissioned	8 June 2000
Identification	MMSI number: 512004164 Callsign: ZMLQ
General characteristics
Class & type	Modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement	91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load
Length	27 m (89 ft)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft)
Draught	2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Propulsion	Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)

She was built by 1980 by the Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company as a version re-engineered for use as an inshore survey vessel.

After decommissioning, she was purchased by North American owners and can be seen in Harper's Island Episode 1, as the charter boat that brings the wedding party to the island.^[1] Can also be seen in season 2, episode 9, of Psych, from 2007.^[2]

See also

• Survey ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy