page_title: Royal New Zealand Navy
section_title: Patrol Force
hierarchical_section_title: Royal New Zealand Navy / Current and future ships / Current ships / Patrol Force
caption_attribution_description: English: HMNZS Wellington on its first visit to Wellington
context_page_description: The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships.
context_section_description: The Patrol Force consists of two offshore and two inshore patrol vessels. The Patrol Force is responsible for policing New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone, one of the largest in the world. In addition, the Patrol Force provides assistance to a range of civilian government agencies, including the Department of Conservation, New Zealand Customs and Police, Ministry of Fisheries and others. The Patrol Force consists of:
  2 Protector-class offshore patrol vessels (HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington)
  2 Lake-class inshore patrol vessels (HMNZS Hawea and HMNZS Taupo)
caption: Offshore patrol vessel, HMNZS Wellington
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