HMNZS Otago (P148)


MC 10-0422-015 - Flickr - NZ Defence History New Zealand Name: Otago Namesake: Province of Otago Ordered: 29 July 2004 Builder: Tenix[1] Laid down: December 2005 Launched: 18 November 2006[1] Homeport: Port Chalmers, Dunedin[2] Identification: IMO number: 9368479 MMSI number: 512155000 Callsign: ZMKF Status: Active as of 2015 General characteristics Class and type: Protector class off-shore patrol vessel Displacement: 1900 tonnes[3] Length: 85 m (279 ft)[3] Beam: 14 m (46 ft)[3] Draught: m (12 ft) Propulsion: 2 × MAN B&W 12RK280 diesel engines with a continuous rating of 5,400 kW at 1,000 rpm Speed: Baseline speed 22 knots (41 km/h)[3] Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h) Loiter speed 4–10 knots (– km/h) Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km)[3] Boats & landing craft carried: 2 × RHIB () or 1 × special forces RHIB (11m) Capacity: 30 passengers[3] 1 × sea container 1 × 15 tonne crane aft Complement: 35 + 10 flight personnel + 4 personnel from Government agencies[3] Sensors and processing systems: Optical fire control Armament: 1 × remote controlled Rafael Typhoon 25 mm stabilised naval gun 2 × M2HB .50 calibre machine guns Small arms Armour: None Aircraft carried: 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Can be armed with a combination of homing torpedoes, depth charges, AGM-65 Maverick Air to Surface missiles, M60 Machine Gun. HMNZS Otago (P148) is a Protector class off-shore patrol vessel in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy.


Size: 8100px × 2078px
Location: Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Al Armiger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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