HMS Odzani

HMS Odzani (K356) was a River-class frigate 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 (then part of Southern Rhodesia, now part of Zimbabwe) following the loss of the destroyer HMS Mashona (F59) 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 301 ft long overall and 283 ft between perpendiculars, with a beam of 36 ft and a draught of 11 ft. Displacement was 1397 LT standard and 1925 LT deep load.