Launch of the Offshore Patrol ship NUSHIP WELLINGTON at the Tenix shipyard in Melbourne, Australia, at 1400 on 27 October 2007. It is a sister ship to the NUSHIP OTAGO that was launched in November 2006.
When accepted by the Royal New Zealand Navy it will be the HMNZS WELLINGTON and have the pennant number P 55.

LOA 85 metres
Beam 14 metres
Draught 3.6 metres
Displacement 1583 tonnes
Max Speed 22 knots
Range 6000 nm
Endurance 21 days