05 Februari 2018

First Steel Cut for Royal New Zealand Navy’s New Tanker

05 Februari 2018


Steel cutting of HMNZS Aotearoa (photo : RNZN)

Construction of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest ever vessel, the HMNZS Aotearoa, officially started on January 31 with a steel cutting ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard in South Korea.

The ice-going tanker will be launched in March next year, and enter service in 2020.

The tanker acquisition was approved by the New Zealand government in June 2014 allowing for a tender to be released in March 2015. The contract was awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries in July that year for $493 million.

Aotearoa will be able to refuel two ships at the same time while underway, carry and refuel New Zealand Defence Force helicopters, produce and store water, and store and transport bulk goods.

HMNZS Aotearoa has twice the displacement of its decommissioned predecessor HMNZS Endeavour and will carry 30 per cent more fuel.



HMNZS Aotearoa will also be a world-first naval “Environship”, with Hyundai using the Rolls-Royce Environship concept design under licence. The design incorporates a new wave-piercing hull, which reduces resistance and lowers fuel use, while its combined diesel electric and diesel propulsion plant has lower fuel emissions than older vessels.

The design and capabilities of HMNZS Aotearoa were announced by the Ministry of Defence in 2016. The cost includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterisation” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica, including resupplying McMurdo Station and Scott Base. HMNZS Endeavour was not Antarctic-capable.

The Defence White Paper 2016 identified Antarctica as a “focus on increasing international interest” while noting the New Zealand Defence Force’s “critical role” in supporting personnel in the Ross Dependency and monitoring activity in the Southern Ocean.

(Naval Today)

15 komentar:

  1. Selandia baru knp gk pesan kapal tanker aja ke PT PAL atau ke PT Dok & Kodja Bahari,di jamin dapat diskon deh

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    1. "The cost includes the tanker’s enhanced “winterisation” capabilities, such as ice-strengthening for operations in Antarctica..."

      Spek yg seperti ini PT. PAL belum punya pengalaman mat...lagipula kapal RAS milik NZ ini jauh lebih kompleks dibandingkan buatan dalam negri

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    2. Wah kapal new zealand sampe antartika jg toh,lha indonesia gk ambil kapling wilayah ke antartika

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    3. Sama tankernya, bedanya "cuma" di level canggihnya..xixixixi..:D

      '...Hyundai using the Rolls-Royce Environship concept design under licence..' hayoo wani piro mat? :D

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    4. Mau murah ? Beli kaprang China aja mas... merknya Lonching timbang merk Rolls Royce mahal kecuali negara kita udah kaya πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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    5. Kalo gak salah kapal-kapal cina pake mesin MAN&MTU lho mas super...

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  2. Berat 2x lipat tp daya angkut naik 30 % ja??

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  3. Malon tak punya alat steel cutting.. motongnya masih pakai las tabung gas.. kahkahkahkah.

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    1. kenal ke mesin steel cutting tu... :) jangan bertukar dgn mesin tebu sudah la :)

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    2. Iya betul bro malon nih suka claim kapal buatan tempatan,cem mana malon boleh bina kapal buatan tempatan bila steel cutting equipmentpun tak de

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    3. Hai.. bukan ke yg kaki claim ni asal dari sana... kapal korea diklaim kata kapal buatan indonesia... frigate dari belanda pun just dipasang di indon. Steel cutting belanda yg buat.. kenapa?.. steel cutting rosak dah ke.. πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

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    4. Dein@ ruk,banyak2 baca lon,bila indonesia tak de steel cutting manalah indonesia boleh bina SSV dan di eksport ke philippines,kl malon claim gowind n LMS binaan tempatan,steel cuttingpun di holand dan singapore,trus malon cakap binaan tempatan Wkwkwk...mimpi ko ruk

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  4. Malon tak punya alat steel cutting.. motongnya masih pakai las tabung gas.. kahkahkahkah.

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    1. Hai lupa ke indon buat bom sukhoi pun pakai tabung gas je... malu dong.... org dah pakai robot bagai.. indon masih potong manual dan cantum guna gas je... camana tu...πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

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    2. Dein@ trus malon boleh bina apa,bina kote keh Wkwkwk

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