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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 14, 2022 7:57:29 GMT 12
From the Royal New Zealand Navy's Facebook page:
"They have the ships.” The Republic of Ireland Department of Defence have formally purchased our two decommissioned Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs), ex HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki.
Sold for NZ$36 million, a condition of the sale is for them to be brought up to an operational seaworthiness standard. This work will cost about NZ$16-$19 million and be carried out in New Zealand commercial shipyards providing a local economic boost. Once this work is completed, they will be commercially sea-lifted to the Republic of Ireland in early 2023.
Built in Whangarei and commissioned in 2009, the two ships have been deployed on fishery monitoring, search and rescue, border security and maritime surveillance operations. But more and more of this work is being conducted by our Offshore Patrol Vessels.
"The two remaining IPVs in the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet, HMNZS Hawea and HMNZS Taupo, still have a valuable role to play in meeting the tasks required of the Navy. These ships will continue to provide important Officer of the Watch training and command opportunities for our junior officers.” ~ Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor
MORE ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/ipv-sale
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Post by pepe on Mar 14, 2022 8:27:04 GMT 12
From the Royal New Zealand Navy's Facebook page: "They have the ships.” The Republic of Ireland Department of Defence have formally purchased our two decommissioned Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs), ex HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki. Sold for NZ$36 million, a condition of the sale is for them to be brought up to an operational seaworthiness standard. This work will cost about NZ$16-$19 million and be carried out in New Zealand commercial shipyards providing a local economic boost. Once this work is completed, they will be commercially sea-lifted to the Republic of Ireland in early 2023. Built in Whangarei and commissioned in 2009, the two ships have been deployed on fishery monitoring, search and rescue, border security and maritime surveillance operations. But more and more of this work is being conducted by our Offshore Patrol Vessels. "The two remaining IPVs in the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet, HMNZS Hawea and HMNZS Taupo, still have a valuable role to play in meeting the tasks required of the Navy. These ships will continue to provide important Officer of the Watch training and command opportunities for our junior officers.” ~ Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor MORE ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/ipv-sale I am curious at as why it is costing so much (@ 50% of sale price) to regenerate two relatively low mileage ships that have only been in Lloyds Lay class survey since October 2019. It seems a pretty good early St Patricks Day gift for the Irish. |
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Post by shorty on Mar 14, 2022 21:04:32 GMT 12
So the Navy gets 12 years out of their ships and the Air Force gets 50+ years out of their C 130s and P3s - just saying
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 15, 2022 8:21:46 GMT 12
They never had the crews to operate these ships Shorty. They did very little sea work in those 12 years. Another good Labour defence purchase! Buy ships and don't provide any budget to crew them...
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Post by pepe on Mar 15, 2022 9:07:45 GMT 12
They never had the crews to operate these ships Shorty. They did very little sea work in those 12 years. Another good Labour defence purchase! Buy ships and don't provide any budget to crew them... It seems ironic but if the Irish media and Forums are to be believed, currently their own defence forces have exactly the same problem. |
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Post by No longer identifiable on Apr 6, 2023 17:31:18 GMT 12
One of these was sitting aboard the "Happy Dynamic" today in Auckland. This ship is one of the "Big Lift" fleet of heavy lift ships with two 400 tonne capacity cranes. The IPV was sitting in a large steel cradle on the deck, still with a strop under her stern while connected to one of the cranes. I couldn't see any RNZN number but did spot a large P72 (or it may have been P76) painted on the hull.
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Post by tfly on Apr 7, 2023 2:09:58 GMT 12
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Post by oj on Apr 7, 2023 20:15:46 GMT 12
What a disgusting waste of our taxpayer dollars this whole saga is.
We don't seem to have a single politician with any interest in strategic conservation of operational assets.
They are content to allow our country to drift rudderless into the abyss without recourse to any lifeboats or salvage tugs.
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Post by nighthawknz on Apr 7, 2023 21:32:28 GMT 12
What a disgusting waste of our taxpayer dollars this whole saga is. We don't seem to have a single politician with any interest in strategic conservation of operational assets. They are content to allow our country to drift rudderless into the abyss without recourse to any lifeboats or salvage tugs. Especially this money of the sale and saving having 2 less vessels (and including man power) was suppose to go towards the now shelved SOPV (Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel)
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