HMNZS Taranaki

HMNZS Taranaki at Pearl Harbor c. 1963
History
New Zealand
Name	Taranaki
Namesake	Taranaki Province
Builder	J. Samuel White & Co, Cowes
Launched	19 August 1959 [1]
Commissioned	28 March 1961
Decommissioned	18 June 1982
Stricken	2 July 1982
Fate	Sold and broken up 1988
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Rothesay-class frigate
Displacement	2,144 tonnes
Length	112 m (367 ft)
Beam	12 m (39 ft)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft double-reduction geared steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	400 tons oil fuel, 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	originally 219, later 240
Armament	2 × 4.5 in (114 mm) guns 1 × 40 mm gun Sea Cat missiles

HMNZS Taranaki (F148) was a modified Rothesay-class frigate in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from 1960 to 1982. Along with her sister ship Otago, the pair of ships formed a core part of the RNZN escort force throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was named after Taranaki Province.