HMNZS_Manawanui_(2019)

HMNZS <i>Manawanui</i> (2019)

HMNZS Manawanui (2019)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Manawanui.

HMNZS Manawanui is a multi-role offshore support vessel currently commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ship replaces two decommissioned vessels, the hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution and the diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui.[2]

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Defence officials reviewed 150 vessels before identifying the 85-metre Norwegian built MV Edda Fonn as suitable for conversion. It was delivered in May 2019 and commissioned on 7 June of the same year. Edda Fonn is equipped with the diving and hydrographic systems required by the Navy.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Edda Fon Østensjø Rederi website. Retrieved: 30 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The Government has approved the purchase of a dive and hydrographic support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy Official website of the New Zealand Government, 22 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Commissioning of HMNZS Manawanui" (Press release). New Zealand First. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    Gisborne home port for navy’s new vessel Gisborne Herald, 28 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    RNZN website. Accessed 30 August 2018.
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