Lake-class patrol vessel

For the current New Zealand patrol vessels sometimes referred to as the Lake class, see Protector-class inshore patrol vessel.

Class overview
Name	Lake-class patrol boat
Builders	Brooke Marine, Britain
Operators	Royal New Zealand Navy
In service	1975 - 1991
Completed	4
Active	none
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	105 tons standard, 135 tons full load
Length	107.8 ft (32.9 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught	11.1 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	2 x Paxman 12Y JCM diesels 3,000 hp, 2 shafts
Speed	25 knots
Range	3000 nm (6000 km)
Complement	21
Armament	2 x 12.7mm machine guns 1 x 81mm mortar

The Lake-class patrol vessel was a class of patrol vessels built in 1974 for the Royal New Zealand Navy by the British boat builders Brooke Marine.

There were four boats in the class:

• HMNZS Pukaki (P3568)
• HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569)
• HMNZS Taupo (P3570)
• HMNZS Hawea (P3571)

All the boats were commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991

See also

• Patrol boats of the Royal New Zealand Navy
• Lake class patrol vessels being transported by M.V. Starman 1974

References

• McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 98-100. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4