HMNZS Taupo (2008)

For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Taupo.

HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Taupo was delivered to the Ministry of Defence on 28 May 2009 and commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 29 May 2009. Taupo is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Taupo. Two of the four Lake-class vessels were sold to the Irish Naval Service in 2023 and were commissioned into Irish service 4 September 2024.^[1] Taupo was not one of them and as of 2025 it remains in Royal New Zealand Navy service.

History
New Zealand
Name	HMNZS Taupo
Namesake	Lake Taupo
Builder	Tenix Defence
Launched	23 August 2008
Christened	23 August 2008
Commissioned	29 May 2009
Homeport	Devonport Naval Base
Identification	IMO number: 9368522 MMSI number: 512158000 Callsign: ZMZN Pennant number: P3570
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Lake-class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement	340 t (335 long tons) loaded
Length	55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN B&W 12VP185 engines rated at 2,500 kW at 1,907 rpm ZF 7640 NR gearboxes 2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed	Baseline speed 25 knots (46 km/h) Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h) Loiter speed 4-7 knots
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km)
Complement	20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel
Armament	3 × 12.7 mm machine guns, mounted forward and two either side of the funnel Small arms

See also

• Patrol boats of the Royal New Zealand Navy