HMNZS Hawea was a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991.
Hawea was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Hāwea.
After 1991 decommissioning the ship was sold into Australia (also in 1991) and was last seen as a civilian work boat in Queensland.
See also Patrol boats of the Royal New Zealand Navy
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References McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Page 98–100. Government Printing Office.