She was fitted out in Whangarei and on 20 November 2007 started contractor sea trials. After delays due to problems with gear and fittings, she was commissioned on 17 April 2009,[1] and arrived at the Devonport Naval Base for the first time on 24 April 2009. HMNZS Rotoiti is the first of her class to be commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The ship’s first commanding officer is Lieutenant Alistair McHaffie, a son of the former chief of the New Zealand Navy Admiral Peter McHaffie.
Rotoiti is the third boat of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Rotoiti.
Name: HMNZS Rotoiti
Namesake: Lake Rotoiti
Commissioned: 17 April 2009 [1]
Identification: Pennant number: P3569
Status: Active service from 24 April 2009
General characteristics
Class and type: Protector-class inshore patrol boat
Displacement: 340 t (335 long tons) loaded
Length: 55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
2 × MAN B&W 12VP185 engines rated at 2,500 kW at 1,907 rpm
ZF 7640 NR gearboxes
2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed:
Baseline speed 25 knots (46 km/h)
Economical speed 12 knots (22 km/h)
Loiter speed 4-7 knots
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried: 2 × RHIB
Complement: 20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel
Armament:
3 × 12.75 mm machine guns, two either side of the funnel and one in reserve. (Two weapons are currently in non operational restoration condition
Small arms
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