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 characteristics

Class and type: Lake-class patrol vessel

Displacement:

105 tons standard

135 tons full load

Length: 107.8 ft (32.9 m)

Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m)

Draught: 11.1 ft (3.4 m)

Propulsion:

2 × Paxman 12Y JCM diesels

3000 hp, 2 shafts

Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)

Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)

Complement: 21

Sensors and

processing systems: Navigation radar: Racal Decca 916 I band

Armament:

2 × 12.7mm machine guns

1 × 81mm mortar