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RNZN Ship of the Day – HMNZS Rotoiti (F625) 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.

 

The RNZN has supported the meteorological and radio stations on Raoul   Island which provided New Zealand with weather forecasting, shipping and   aviation data every three hours. This image shows Loch Class Frigate  HMNZS Rotoiti’s crew  unloading government personnel via cane baskets at  Fishing Rock, Raoul  Island, November 1949.

HMNZS Rotoiti (F625) 1949

Loch Class Frigate HMNZS Rotoiti (Ex HMS Loch Katrine) pictured at HMNB Devonport in 1949.
H.M.N.Z.S.Rotoiti New Plymouth 1960
HMNZS Rotoiti in Dunedin

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