HMNZS Hinau (P3556)

For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Hinau.
History
New Zealand
Namesake: HMNZS Hinau (T399)
Builder: Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company
Commissioned: 4 Oct 1985
Decommissioned: 23 Jan 2007
Fate: decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Moa-class inshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 91.5 ton standard; 105 ton full load
Length: 27 m (89 ft)
Beam: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Draught: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)
Complement: 18: 5 Officers: 3 Senior Rates: 10 Ratings
Sensors and
processing systems:
Navigation Radar Racal Decca 916 I Band
Armament: 1 × 12.7mm MG

HMNZS Hinau (P3556) was a Moa-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1985 for the Naval Volunteer Reserve and decommissioned in 2007.

Hinau is the second ship with this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy. The name comes from a forest tree which is native to New Zealand.

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