Antes de termos, se alguma vez conseguirmos ter um NPL, mas que nem por sombras será como o inicialmente planeado, ou seja este tipo....
.......teremos de ter um deste tipo, por exemplo este quem já tem 30 anos, para nós quase a estrear.......
........mas que por acaso, mesmo com os trinta anos, este nunca vai ser porque devia custar mais de vinte milhões:
HMNZS ENDEAVOUR
On 1 December, HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will make her final harbour entry in to Auckland before decommissioning following a successful final visit to her homeport Port Taranaki.
On 15 December, HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will be decommissioned after almost 30 years of service. Over her time in service, ENDEAVOUR has steamed over 800,000nm and pumped more than 210 million litres of fuel to more than fifteen partner nations.
ENDEAVOUR has seen operational service in Bougainville and East Timor as well as conducted deployments throughout Australia, South Pacific, Asia, West Coast of Canada and the United States as well as travelling through the Panama Canal to Europe
ENDEAVOUR will return to her home port of New Plymouth for the last time on 14 November 2017 where she will officially hand back the charter to the Mayor of New Plymouth before making her final entry into Devonport at 1000, Friday 01 December 2017.
In March 2018, ENDEAVOUR will depart New Zealand for the final time under a civilian crew, heading for India. She will be recycled in an environmentally responsible manner, which will take approximately five weeks.
In 2020, the RNZN will welcome a new replenishment capability for the Navy with the arrival of HMNZS AOTEAROA. Once in service, she will be almost double the displacement of ENDEAVOUR and the largest Naval vessel the navy has ever operated.
Abraços e continuemos a sonhar que ainda não se paga para tal.
