HMNZS ''Rotoiti'' was a

Lake-class inshore patrol vessel The Lake-class inshore patrol vessel (also known as the ''Rotoiti'' class and the Protector class) is a ship class of inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and the Irish Naval Service which replaced the RNZN's s in 2 ...

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, and arrived at the Devonport Naval Base for the first time on 24 April 2009. HMNZS ''Rotoiti'' was the first of her class to be commissioned in the Royal New Zealand Navy. ''Rotoiti'' was the

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boat of this name to serve in the Royal New Zealand Navy and is named after Lake Rotoiti. ''Rotoiti'' was 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 which

Protector-class offshore patrol vessel The Protector-class offshore patrol vessel (also known as the ''Otago'' class) is a ship class of two offshore patrol vessel (OPVs) operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) since 2010. The ships are named and . Key dates The Ministry of D ...

s were more suited. In 2022, ''Rotoiti'', along with her sister , was sold to

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for use by the

Irish Naval Service The Naval Service ( ga, An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh) is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish Defence Forces. Its base is in Haulbowline, County Cork. Though preceded by earlier mar ...

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