HMNZS Taranaki
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HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982. Along with her sister ship Otago, the pair of ships formed a core part of the RNZN escort force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was named after Taranaki Province.
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HMNZS Taranaki at Pearl Harbor c. 1963 | |
History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Taranaki |
Namesake | Taranaki Province |
Builder | J. Samuel White & Co, Cowes |
Launched | 19 August 1959 [1] |
Commissioned | 28 March 1961 |
Decommissioned | 18 June 1982 |
Stricken | 2 July 1982 |
Fate | Sold and broken up 1988 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Modified Rothesay-class frigate |
Displacement | 2,144 tonnes |
Length | 112 m (367 ft) |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
Propulsion | 2-shaft double-reduction geared steam turbines |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Range | 400 tons oil fuel, 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | originally 219, later 240 |
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