HMNZS Manawanui (2019)

	Manawanui in her previous role as Norwegian offshore support vessel MV Edda Fonn
History
Norway
Name	MV Edda Fonn
Builder	Myklebust Verft AS
Launched	2003
Fate	Sold to New Zealand 2018
New Zealand
Name	HMNZS Manawanui
Cost	NZ$103 million 2018
Sponsored by	Jacinda Ardern
Christened	7 June 2019
Commissioned	7 June 2019
Homeport	Gisborne
Identification	IMO number: 9273662; MMSI number: 257211000;
Status	Undergoing conversion
General characteristics
Type	Littoral operations vessel; Hydrographic and diving support;
Displacement	5,741 tonnes full load
Length	84.7 m (278 ft)
Beam	18.0 m (59.1 ft)
Draught	6.8 m (22 ft)
Propulsion	4 × 1,920 kW (2,570 hp) ; 7,680 kW (10,300 bhp) total;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km)
Capacity	700 m2 (7,500 sq ft) deck area; 800 tonnes deck cargo; 100 tonne crane; 66 passengers;
Complement	39 core crew
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter

HMNZS Manawanui is a multi-role offshore support vessel currently being equipped for commissioning with the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ship will replace two decommissioned vessels, the hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution and the diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui.^[4]

Defence officials reviewed 150 vessels before identifying the 85-metre Norwegian built MV Edda Fonn as suitable for conversion. Edda Fonn will be equipped with the diving and hydrographic systems required by the Navy. It was delivered in May 2019 and commissioned on 7 June of the same year.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Edda Fon Østensjø Rederi website. Retrieved: 30 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Commissioning of HMNZS Manawanui" (Press release). New Zealand First. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Gisborne home port for navy’s new vessel Gisborne Herald, 28 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "The Government has approved the purchase of a dive and hydrographic support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy Official website of the New Zealand Government, 22 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h RNZN website. Accessed 30 August 2018.

External links

HMNZS Manawanui official page
Tour HMNZS Manawanui, NZ Defence Force, 15 June 2019, YouTube
Jane's - as of 14 March 2019, the vessel has received its service livery and begun a series of sea trials off the coast of Denmark. The trials are being used to confirm that naval equipment on board the ship are performing as expected, the RNZN said via its official social media account on 15 March. Images of the vessel accompanying the post indicate the hull number as A 09.
IHC Hytech Dutch based company delivered all the diving gear such as the machinery container, containerized decompression chamber, HD lars system, and a Wet bell with gantry handling system complete with dive control station.
Ridzwan Rahmat, New Zealand begins final upgrades on new hydrographic vessel, Jane's Navy International, 5 May 2020. References Facebook post HMNZS Manawanui manoeuvring into Devonport Naval Base’s drydock (also of 5 May 2020).
HMNZS Manawanui heads to RIMPAC, HMNZS Manawanui heads to Rim of the Pacific exercise around Hawaii.

[Rederi-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Edda Fon Østensjø Rederi website. Retrieved: 30 August 2018.

[comm-2] "Commissioning of HMNZS Manawanui" (Press release). New Zealand First. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[3] Gisborne home port for navy’s new vessel Gisborne Herald, 28 August 2018.

[NZgovt-4] "The Government has approved the purchase of a dive and hydrographic support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy Official website of the New Zealand Government, 22 August 2018.

[RNZN-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h RNZN website. Accessed 30 August 2018.

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