👋 Hey friends! In this video, we are featuring the recent acquisition by the Irish Navy of two Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV's) purchased from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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Following Brexit, the Irish Defence Forces realised the importance of improving their naval capabilities for shorter missions along Ireland's south and east coasts. These deployments would involve state security, fisheries protection, maritime rescue and drug interdiction.
After conducting a navy capability review it was determined that Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) would be well-suited for the relatively calm conditions of the inshore Irish Sea.
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In March 2022 the New Zealand Government announced the sale of two Lake-class IPVs, HMNZS Pukaki (P71) and Rotoiti (P72) to the Irish Naval Service. The sale was valued at €26 million.
Lake Class specifications:
Type: inshore patrol vessel
Year: 2005 – 2008
Crew: 20 pax + capacity for 16 others
Length: 55 m (180 ft)
Beam: 9 m (30 ft)
Draft: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Propulsion: x2 MAN B&W 12VP185 engines
Power: 2500kw (3400 hp) (per engine)
Speed: 25 knots max & 16 knots patrol speed
Range: 3000 nm (5600 km)
Displacement: 340 tonnes
On May 14, 2023, following a 35-day, 10,000 nautical mile journey from Auckland, New Zealand, the newly acquired Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) arrived at Haulbowline Island Naval Base in Cork Harbour aboard the Happy Dynamic general cargo vessel.
The Happy Dynamic general cargo vessel owned by Sevenstar-Exceptional Marine Transport carried the two IPVs during its month-long journey from New Zealand. Weighing 15,000 tons and measuring 157 meters in length with a beam of 26 meters, the Happy Dynamic utilised its two large 400mt cranes for the loading and unloading of the IPVs in Cork Harbour.
Following crew familiarisation and training both vessels will be officially named and commissioned into the Irish Naval Service to begin operational service in early 2024.
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Video credit:
DroneHawk
Mike Millett/ AirflowNZ
Tony O’Driscoll
Information sources:
Irish Naval Service
The Journal
Tony McKeown
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