Union Rotorua
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Union Rotorua |
| Owner | Union SSCo 1977–98 |
| Port of registry | New Zealand |
| Route | Trans Tasman |
| Builder | BHP, Whyalla Steelworks |
| Cost | $30 million |
| Yard number | 60 |
| Launched | 19 January 1976 |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7366221 |
| Fate | Broken up Alang, India 1999 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container and Ro-Ro |
| Tonnage | 23,971 GRT |
| Length | 203.2m LOA |
| Beam | 26.3m |
| Propulsion | 1 × General Electric MM5262RB gas turbine |
| Speed | 19 knots |
Union Rotorua was a large ro-ro vessel operated on the trans Tasman route by the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand (USSCo). Along with her sister ship Union Rotoiti, she was unusual in that she originally had turbo-electric transmission.