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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

New Navy ship to have 'pirate guns'

HMNZS EndeavourThe new ship to replace the navy's ageing tanker, Endeavour, could have some serious weaponry to fight off pirates.

The 23-year-old Endeavour will be replaced with a new ship in 2018 at a cost of about $250 million.

Navy planners looking at the best ship to order said the new ship would at the least have .50-calibre machine guns and other measures to ward off pirates.

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