HMNZS Tarapunga

History
New Zealand (RNZN)
Builder: Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company
Commissioned: 1980
Decommissioned: 8 June 2000
General characteristics
Class and type: Modified 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 (7.9 ft)
Propulsion: Two Cummins diesels (710 hp) Twin shafts
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)

HMNZS Tarapunga was a modified Moa class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

She was built by 1980 by the Whangarei Engineering and Construction Company as a version re-engineered for use as an inshore survey vessel.

After decommissioning, she was purchased by North American owners and can be seen in Harper's Island Episode 1, as the charter boat that brings the wedding party to the island.

See also

Survey ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy

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