HMS Odzani

HMS Odzani was a that served in the Royal Navy.

Construction and design

Odzani was one of three River-class frigates ordered by the British Admiralty on 15 July 1942. She was named after a river in Mashonaland following the loss of the destroyer in 1941. The ship was laid down at Smith Dock's Middlesbrough shipyard on 18 November 1942, was launched on 19 May 1943 and completed on 2 September that year.
The River-class ships were long overall and between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a draught of. Displacement was standard and deep load.