HMS Loch Katrine (K625)
HMS Loch Katrine was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, built by Henry Robb at Leith, Scotland, and named after Loch Katrine in Scotland. The ship was laid down on 31 December 1943, launched on 21 August 1944, and completed and commissioned in December 1944. The ship served in World War II as a convoy escort in the Atlantic, and afterwards in the Indian Ocean. Decommissioned in May 1946, the ship was sold to New Zealand in 1948, and renamed HMNZS Rotoiti (F625). The ship saw active service during the Korean War, and was finally sold for scrap in 1965.
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HMS Loch Katrine (K625)
HMS Loch Katrine was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, built by Henry Robb at Leith, Scotland, and named after Loch Katrine in Scotland. The ship was laid down on 31 December 1943, launched on 21 August 1944, and completed and commissioned in December 1944. The ship served in World War II as a convoy escort in the Atlantic, and afterwards in the Indian Ocean. Decommissioned in May 1946, the ship was sold to New Zealand in 1948, and renamed HMNZS Rotoiti (F625). The ship saw active service during the Korean War, and was finally sold for scrap in 1965.
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HMS Loch Katrine was a Loch-cl ...... inally sold for scrap in 1965.
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1949-05-07
completion date
1944-12-29
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laying down
1943-12-31
length (μ)
9.35736e+1
order date
1943-01-25
ship beam (μ)
1.15824e+1
ship launched
1944-08-21
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Sold for scrapping, 1966
Sold toNew Zealand, 1948
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*1 × QF 4 inch Mark V on 1 sin ...... d 2 throwers for depth charges
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United Kingdom
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pennant number K625/F625
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*2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
*2 ...... pansion reciprocating engines,
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HMS Loch Katrine was a Loch-cl ...... inally sold for scrap in 1965.
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HMS Loch Katrine (K625)
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HMNZS Rotoiti
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HMS Loch Katrine
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