HMNZS Taranaki
HMNZS Taranaki at Pearl Harbor c. 1963 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | |
| Name | Taranaki |
| Namesake | Taranaki Province |
| Builder | J. Samuel White & Co, Cowes |
| Launched | 19 August 1959 |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1961 |
| Decommissioned | 18 June 1982 |
| Stricken | 2 July 1982 |
| Fate | Sold and broken up 1988 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
| Armament |
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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.