Royal New Zealand Navy Corvettes and Patrol Vessels
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Corvettes
Bathurst Class LOA 186′ / 56.7 m TDISP 1,025 tons (4 served with RNZS 1952 – 1979) originally classified as minesweepers
Patrol Vessels
Protector Class (or Otago Class) Offshore Patrol LOA 279′ / 85 m TDISP 1,900 tons in commission since 2010 (2 active)
HMNZS Wellington P-55 (2010)
HMNZS Otago P-148 (2010)
Protector-class (also known as the Rotoiti class and the Lake class) Inshore Patrol LOA 180′ / 54.9 m TDISP 340 tons (4, active since 2009, 2 laid up)
Moa Class LOA 89′ / 27.1 m TDISP 105 tons (7 all retired)
HMNZS Hinau (1985 – 2007)
HMNZS Tarapunga (ca. 1985 – 2000) and HMNZS Takapu (ca. 1985 – 2000)
The Searchers 