HMNZS Rotoiti (F625)

HMNZS Rotoiti (F625) was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), which had formerly served in the British Royal Navy as HMS Loch Katrine at the end of World War II.

For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Rotoiti.

HMNZS Rotoiti underway circa 1964
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Loch Katrine
NamesakeLoch Katrine
Ordered25 January 1943
BuilderHenry Robb, Leith
Yard number347
Laid down31 December 1943
Launched21 August 1944
Completed29 December 1944
CommissionedDecember 1944
DecommissionedMay 1946
FateSold to New Zealand, 1948
New Zealand
NameHMNZS Rotoiti
Acquired1948
Commissioned7 May 1949
DecommissionedApril 1953
RecommissionedFebruary 1957
DecommissionedAugust 1965
Motto
  • Takaia
  • ("Bind together")
FateSold for scrapping, 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeLoch-class frigate
Displacement1,435 long tons (1,458 t)
Length307 ft 9 in (93.80 m)
Beam38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Draught8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 2 shafts
  • 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 hp (4,100 kW)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement114
Armament
  • 1 × QF 4 inch Mark V on 1 single mounting HA Mk.III**
  • 4 × QF 2 pounder Mk.VII on 1 quad mount Mk.VII
  • 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V (or 2 × 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III)
  • Up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts Mk.III
  • 2 × Squid triple barrelled A/S mortars
  • 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges
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