Commissioned: 8 April 1988
Homeport: New Plymouth (based at Devonport Naval Base)
Fate: Active
General characteristics
Displacement: 7,300 tonnes empty
12,300 tonnes laden
Length: 138 metres
Beam: 18.4 metres
Draught: 4.5m empty
7.6m laden
Propulsion: One Mann Burmeister & Wain diesel (5,300 hp)
Speed: 14 knots
Range: 10,000 nautical miles
Complement: 13 Officers, 10 Senior Ratings, 27 Junior Ratings
HMNZS Endeavour (A11) is the current fleet oiler for the Royal New Zealand Navy. She is named after Captain Cook's Bark Endeavour and is the third ship in the RNZN to carry that name, though if continuity with the Royal Navy ships of the name HMS Endeavour is considered, she is the twelfth. The previous two ships of the RNZN were Antarctic research support vessels. The current Commanding Officer is Commander David John Toms, MNZM, RNZN.
Endeavour was built in South Korea to a commercial design and commissioned on the 8 April 1988. The RNZN is currently searching for a replacement for Endeavour which is expected to be retired by 2013.
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