im id ation ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁foreign ▁minister s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁List ▁of ▁current ▁foreign ▁minister s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Profile ▁on ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Communic ations , ▁Science , ▁and ▁Technology ▁home page ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Foreign ▁Minister s ▁of ▁B ots w ana ▁Category : B ots w ana ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : B ots w ana ▁journal ists ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( B ots w ana ) ▁Category : W omen ▁government ▁minister s ▁of ▁B ots w ana <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Prote ctor - class ▁off sh ore ▁pat rol ▁vessel ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁O tag o ▁class ) ▁is ▁a ▁ship ▁class ▁of ▁two ▁off sh ore ▁pat rol ▁vessel ▁( OP V s ) ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Navy ▁( R N Z N ) ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁ships ▁are ▁named ▁ ▁and ▁. Three ▁similar ▁vessels ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁V ard ▁ 7 ▁ 8 5 M ▁design ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁Col om bo ▁D ock yard ▁for ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁ ▁Key ▁dates ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁issued ▁inv itations ▁to ▁register ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ten ix ▁Def ence ▁( l ater ▁B AE ▁Systems ) ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4