Tag Archives: RNZN Ships and Ships of the NZ Division of the Royal Navy

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.

  HMNZS Rotoiti – 1949 HMNZS Rotoiti in Dunedin HMS Loch Katrine (K625) later HMNZS Rotoiti (F625) HMNZS Rotoiti – Melbourne, Australia World War II Built by Henry Robb of Leith, the ship was launched on 21 August 1944 and commissioned as Loch Katrine in December 1944. She served as an escort for the Gibraltar convoys untilContinue reading “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.”

HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 – HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols.

  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 classContinue reading “HMNZS ROTOITI – P3569 – HMNZS Rotoiti is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols.”

HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991.

  Rotoiti was one of three ships of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after either Lake Rotoiti in North Island, or Lake Rototi in South Island (or perhaps both). New Zealand Builder: Brooke Marine, Britain Commissioned: 1975 Decommissioned: 1991 Identification: Pennant number: P3569 Fate: deleted General characteristicsContinue reading “HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) was a Lake-class patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was commissioned in 1975 and deleted in 1991.”

Navy recreates iconic Napier earthquake tractor photo, 90 years on

25 Feb, 2021 03:32 PM3 minutes to read The original scene of HMS Veronica crew in the 1931 earthquake rescue, thought to be in the first 48 hours after the earthquake. Photo / Alexander Turnbull Library Hawkes Bay Today By: Doug Laing A scene from the Hawke’s Bay earthquake clean-up in Napier 90 years ago hasContinue reading “Navy recreates iconic Napier earthquake tractor photo, 90 years on”