'Hmnzs rotoiti', 'hmnzs hawea' 'hmnzs pukaki', 'hmnzs taupo'

摘要

'HMNZS Taupo', the Royal New Zealand Navy's fourth and last inshore patrol vessel (IPV), sailed home to the Devonport Naval Base on June 3, 2009. 'HMNZS Taupo', under the Command of Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Clarkson, was commissioned into servicewith the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) at Whangarei on Friday, May 29, 2009. 'HMNZS Taupo' is affiliated to the Whangarei/Northland region and will be used to operate around New Zealand's 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone. Its secondary role will be sea training for members of the RNZN. Taupo will be based at Devonport Naval Base and will be available 290 days of the year.