Pathfinder and Hammerhead workboats
HMNZS Matataua utilises two Surtees 7.5m Workmate Hardtop aluminium launches named Pathfinder and Hammerhead, assigned to the Maritime Hydrographic Group and Clearance Dive Group respectively.
![Royal New Zealand Navy Pathfinder boat moves through the water at speed on a sunny day. In the background you see the edge of a cliff](/assets/Uploads/BannerImages/20190227_NZDF_C1033116_013__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMjg4LDIyMF0.jpg)
The launches have a high-speed capability and can take eight personnel or five divers with diving kit. They have a side workstation fitted to accommodate hydrographic survey computer systems and can be fitted with a removable davit crane and electric winch.
Pathfinder and Hammerhead can be loaded as cargo aboard an Offshore Patrol Vessel or HMNZS Canterbury. They are easily transportable by road using a boat trailer and are able to be launched from most recreational boat ramps in New Zealand, or beach launched and recovered.
![Members of HMNZS Matataua taking part in Exercise Anchorite based in the Coromandel.](/assets/Uploads/PageElements/20190226_NZDF_C1033116_022__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNTQzLDM1MF0.jpg)
Members of HMNZS Matataua taking part in Exercise Anchorite based in the Coromandel.
Specifications
Propulsion |
Two Mercury 150hp Sea Pro outboard engines |
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length |
7.5m |
BEAM |
2.5m |
dry weight |
1560kg |
Maximum payload |
1060kg up to Sea State 3 |