. ▁The ▁first ▁steel ▁was ▁cut ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁OP V ▁H M N Z S ▁O tag o ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁planned ▁delivery ▁date ▁for ▁H M N Z S ▁O tag o ▁was ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁this ▁was ▁then ▁re vised ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁H M N Z S ▁Well ington ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁an ▁original ▁delivery ▁date ▁of ▁May ▁/ ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁ships ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁the ▁SH - 2 G ▁Se as pr ite ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁N Z DF ▁announced ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁N Z DF ▁of ▁A 1 0 9 ▁light ▁utility ▁hel ic opter ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁deployment ▁on ▁R N Z N ▁ships ▁including ▁OP V s . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁announced ▁del ays ▁in ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁OP V s ▁due ▁to ▁questions ▁regarding ▁the ▁ships ' ▁se ab o ats ▁and ▁L loy ds ▁Cert ification . ▁He ▁says ▁the ▁issue ▁is ▁under ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁B AE ▁( ex - T enix ). ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁med iation ▁between ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence