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HMNZS Te Kaha (F77)
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 HMNZS Te Kaha |
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| Career New Zealand |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Transfield shipbulding (Now Tenix) |
| Laid down: | 19 September 1994 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1995 (Melbourne) |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Devonport, Auckland |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,600 tonnes |
| Length: | 118 m |
| Beam: | 14.8 m |
| Draught: | 6.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration. |
| Speed: | 27+ knots |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 178 Officers and ratings (25 Officers, 153 ratings) |
| Armament: | Guns and missiles: 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, Phalanx CIWS, various machine guns and small arms, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for Sea Sparrow and Evolved Sea Sparrow Torpedoes: 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11 Weapons control: CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1 |
| Aircraft carried: | One KAMAN SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter |
| Motto: | He Ponanga Kaha (service with strength) |
HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) is an Anzac class frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Te Kaha was involved in the September 1999 landing of the United Nations International Force in East Timor. The frigate was also involved in the Solomon Islands conflict during 2000-2001, where she relieved her sister ship Te Mana. HMNZS Te Kaha is 118 metres long and can travel at 27+ knots. HMNZS Te Kaha carries a 5-inch (127 mm) gun, Sea Sparrow missile system, Phalanx Close In Weapon System [CIWS (pronounced See-Whizz)], 6 torpedo tubes, and numerous small arms ranging from 9 mm pistols to 50 calibre machine guns. HMNZS Te Kaha carries one KAMAN SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. Te Kaha was launched in Melbourne on 22 July 1995 and commissioned in the RNZN on 22 July 1997. Te Kaha is built to the German MEKO 200 class design, and is sister ship to 9 other ANZAC class frigates.
- "Te Kaha", Royal New Zealand Navy. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- "Navy ship to support Auckland Anniversary Day", press release of 24 January 2007 by NZ Defence Force. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
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