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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

New Zealand's Navy new ships on the way

HMNZS Rotoiti - P3569 (Protector-class inshore patrol boat)Delivery of the Navy’s new inshore patrol vessels has been arranged with contractor BAE Systems, says Defence Minister Wayne Mapp.

HMNZS Rotoiti, the first of the four new IPVs, is scheduled to be handed over on 16 April and commissioned on 17 April at Whangarei.

It will sail to the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland on 24 April. The other three are expected to be delivered by the end of May.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete20/4/09 15:29

    Geography and political pressure usually means NZ has to buy Australian ships and boats - not always with best results...

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