| HMNZS Taupo (F423) | |
|---|---|
 Loch Shin in November 1944 | |
| Career (New Zealand (RNZN)) |  |
| Name: | HMNZS Taupo |
| Commissioned: | 1948 |
| Decommissioned: | 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Loch class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,435 tons |
| Length: |
286 ft (87 m) p/p 307.25 ft (93.65 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Draught: |
8.75 ft (2.67 m) standard 13.25 ft (4.04 m) full |
| Propulsion: |
2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp or Parsons single reduction geared turbines, 6,500 shp |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 730 tons oil fuel, 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 114 |
| Armament: |
1 x QF 4 inch Mark V on one single mounting HA MkIII** 4 x QF 2 pounder MkVII on 1 quad mount MkVII 4 x 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts MkV (or 2 x 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III) up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts MkIII 2 x Squid triple barreled A/S mortars 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges |
HMNZS Taupo (F423), originally HMS Loch Shin, was a Loch class frigate, which served in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1948 to 1962.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 37-41. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4
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