Lake-class patrol vessel explained

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:^[1]

• 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
• 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.

Notes and References

1. The later Protector class inshore patrol vessels reused the same pennant numbers.