Union Rotorua

History
NameUnion Rotorua
OwnerUnion SSCo 1977–98
Port of registryNew Zealand
RouteTrans Tasman
BuilderBHP, Whyalla Steelworks
Cost$30 million
Yard number60
Launched19 January 1976
Completed1976
IdentificationIMO number: 7366221
FateBroken up Alang, India 1999
General characteristics
TypeContainer and Ro-Ro
Tonnage23,971 GRT
Length203.2m LOA
Beam26.3m
Propulsion1 × General Electric MM5262RB gas turbine
Speed19 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.