HMNZSRotoiti(2007)
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| History | |
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 New Zealand | |
| Name | HMNZSRotoiti |
| Namesake | Lake Rotoiti |
| Builder | Tenix Defence,Whangarei |
| Commissioned | 17 April 2009[1] |
| Stricken | 17 October 2019 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake-class inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 340 t (335long tons) loaded |
| Length | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2rigid inflatable boats |
| Complement | 20 (+2) Navy, 4 Govt. agency officers, 12 additional personnel |
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HMNZSRotoitiwas aLake-class inshore patrol vesselof theRoyal New Zealand Navy.These boats perform border and fishery protection patrols.
She was fitted out inWhangareiand 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 theDevonport Naval Basefor the first time on 24 April 2009. HMNZSRotoitiwas the first of her class to be commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Navy.Rotoitiwas thethirdboat of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and named afterLake Rotoiti.
Rotoitiwas decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base on 17 October 2019. Regulatory changes in 2012 resulted in operating restrictions around speed and sea states being imposed on them. Subsequently, the RNZN assessed them as no longer being suited to the heavy seas typically encountered off New Zealand and further afield, for whichProtector-class offshore patrol vesselswere more suited.[2]
In 2022,Rotoiti,along with her sisterPukaki,was sold toIrelandfor use by theIrish Naval Service.[3]The two vessels arrived in Ireland in May 2023.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Navy adds another new ship to its fleet".New Zealand Herald.17 April 2009.Retrieved17 April2009.
- ^"New Zealand Navy retires two inshore patrol vessels".17 October 2019.
- ^Laffan, Rebecca (13 March 2022)."Government purchases two inshore patrol vessels from New Zealand in €26m investment".Irish Examiner.Retrieved16 March2022.
- ^"Two new Irish Naval vessels to arrive into Cork Harbour tomorrow".thejournal.ie.13 May 2023.
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