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{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= Ngahau Siliva P102.png | Ship image size= 350px | Ship caption= Ngahau Siliva, the sister ship to Ngahau Koula
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Tonga}} | Ship flag= | Ship name= Ngahau Koula ('Golden Arrow') | Ship owner= | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Brooke Marine, Lowestoft[1] | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 10 March 1973[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship honours= | Ship fate= | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= Virgin Clipper Class Patrol Boat | 15|ST}}[1] | 13.7|m}}[1] | 4|m}}[1] | 1.2|m}}[1] | Ship propulsion= 2 x Cummings V8 Diesels[1] | 21|knots}}[1] | 800|miles}}[1] | Ship complement= 6 x men, 1 x officer[1] | Ship sensors= Decca 101, Ferrograph[1] | Ship EW= | Ship armament= 2 x M2 Browning[1] | Ship notes=
}} | VOEA Ngahau Koula (P101) was the first ship of the Tongan Maritime Force. It was built in the United Kingdom, at Brooke Marine in Lowestoft, and was commissioned on 10 March 1973.[1] The ship was one of several of the same aluminum-hulled class, which were used in ex-British colonies after they were granted independence.[1] It was joined in 1976 by a sister ship, Ngahau Siliva, which incorporated several improvements to the design, most notable, the range was increased from 800 to 1000 miles.[1][2]In 1974, the Ngahau Koula recorded Lt. Lupeti Vi as captain.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite book | title=Jane's All The World's Fighting Ships | publisher=Jane's Publishing | author=Moore, John | year=1984 | pages=466 | isbn=0710607741}}
2. ^{{cite news | title=Up front with the Editor | work=Pacific Islands Monthly | year=1975 | agency=Pacific Publications }}
3. ^{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ct2mJjRb5UEC&pg=RA3-PA49&lpg=RA3-PA49&dq=Ngahau+Koula&source=bl&ots=_q1ppKWGjs&sig=JMzJYTfpvhAtbwCI2Mi7f1M11FU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lmRDUL-PEOaJ0AWOkIHAAg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ngahau%20Koula&f=false | title=Tonga | author=Dale, Paul | journal=Boating |date=January 1974 | volume=35 | issue=1 | pages=49}}
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