HMNZS Aotearoa
| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | HMNZS Aotearoa |
| Ordered | 2016 |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Laid down | 13 August 2018 |
| Launched | Expected 2020 |
| In service | Expected 2021 |
| Homeport | New Plymouth |
| Status | In build |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 24,000 t (24,000 long tons) |
| Length | 166.2 m (545 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | CODLAD 2 x Bergen Main Engines and 4 x MTU Generators |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 6,400 nautical miles (11,900 km; 7,400 mi) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems | Farsounder-1000 sonar |
| Armament | 1 × Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 x NH90 with full hangar facilities |
The HMNZS Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]), formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship under construction for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries is scheduled to deliver the ship to the Navy in 2020, and it will enter into service in 2021.[1] It will serve as a replenishment oiler, and will replace HMNZS Endeavour, the Navy’s last fleet oiler, decommissioned in December 2017.
Aotearoa will be the largest ship the RNZN ever operated.[2]
Name
HMNZS Aotearoa will bear New Zealand's Māori name. Aotearoa is commonly translated "the land of the long white cloud".[3]
Design and description
Aotearoa will be the world’s first naval ship to adopt Rolls-Royce’s Environship concept design, which includes a new wave-piercing hull for reduced resistance and fuel consumption. The ship will also be ice-strengthened and winterised to facilitate operations in Antarctica’s extreme weather conditions.[4]
The 24,000 tonne ship will provide marine diesel and aviation fuel along with limited food and ammunition stored in 20 ft containers.[5]
The Aotearoa will be equipped with the Farsounder-1000 sonar.[6]
Construction
The contract was awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries using a Rolls Royce Environship concept design, which won over competition from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering offering a variant of the BMT designed Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide class tanker.[7] The ship was laid down on 13 August 2018.[8]
References
- ^ "Feature: Behind the Scenes of Aotearoa". Medium (Blog post). New Zealand Defence Force. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "'Aotearoa' The Name Chosen for Navy's Largest Ship" (Press release). Royal New Zealand Navy. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Swirling cloud captured above New Zealand - 'The Land of the Long White Cloud'". Telegraph.co.uk. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "HMNZS Aotearoa Logistics Support Vessel - Naval Technology". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "HMNZS Aotearoa - Badge Competition". HMNZS Aotearoa - Badge Competition. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "FarSounder Sonar for Royal New Zealand Navy Future HMNZS Aotearoa Tanker". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Hyundai Heavy beats out Daewoo Shipbuilding to win $493m contract for ice-capable NZ tanker". The National Business Review. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "'Birth Day' of New Zealand's Largest-Ever Navy Ship". Scoop Politics. NZDF press release. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.