HMS Loch Katrine (K625)

HMS Loch Katrine was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, built by Henry Robb at Leith, Scotland, and named after Loch Katrine in Scotland. The ship was laid down on 31 December 1943, launched on 21 August 1944, and completed and commissioned in December 1944. The ship served in World War II as a convoy escort in the Atlantic, and afterwards in the Indian Ocean. Decommissioned in May 1946, the ship was sold to New Zealand in 1948, and renamed HMNZS Rotoiti (F625). The ship saw active service during the Korean War, and was finally sold for scrap in 1965.

Loch Katrine in December 1944
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
IdentificationPennant number K625/F625
FateSold to New Zealand, 1948
New Zealand
NameHMNZS Rotoiti
Acquired1948
Commissioned7 May 1949
DecommissionedApril 1953
RecommissionedFebruary 1957
DecommissionedAugust 1965
IdentificationF625
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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