Lake class inshore patrol boats – HMNZS Hawea (P3571)

HMNZS Hawea (P3571) was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991.

HMNZS HAWEA 1984.

Ex HMNZS Hawea

Hawea was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hāwea.

HMNZS Hawea is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Hawea was constructed between 2004 and 2007, and commissioned on 1 May 2009.^[1] She performs border and fisheries protection patrols.

Hawea is the third ship of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hāwea.