HMNZS ROTOITI - P3569
Specifications:
Displacement: 340 tonnes
Length Overall: 55 metres
Beam: 9 metres
Speed: 25 knots
Range: 3,000 nautical miles
Complement: Core ship's company: 20
Government agencies: 4
Additional personnel: 12
Total: 36
The first of four Inshore Patrol Vessels, ROTOITI was built under Project Protector by Tenix Shipbuilding (NZ) Ltd.
Seven new ships will join the Navy's fleet under Project Protector. The first ship, the Multi-role Vessel, HMNZS CANTERBURY, was commissioned into the Navy in June 2007. Two Offshore Patrol Vessels have been launched in Williamstown, Australia: OTAGO in November 2006 and WELLINGTON in October 2007.
The Navy’s Protector Fleet will comprise seven ships of three different classes; one Multi Role Vessel (MRV), two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) and four Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV).
The Inshore Patrol Vessels will be used to conduct maritime surveillance in support of other agencies such as Customs and Fisheries. They will be able to patrol the New Zealand coastline from the shore to approximately 200 nautical miles.