Amsterdam, Netherlands 15 February 1974
National Archive, The Hague, Netherlands. Anefo. Original url
Amsterdam, Netherlands 15 February 1974
National Archive, The Hague, Netherlands. Anefo. Original url
Of the Rothesay-class frigates. Laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 1 July 1858, launched on 20 July 1959, commissioned on 11 May 1961, modernized 1966-1969, decommissioned on 28 April 1988 and broken up in October 2014.
General class specifications. Displacement 2.150 (standard)-2/560 (full load) tons and as dimensions 110 x 12 x 5,3 metres or 370 x 41 x 17.3 feet. Machinery consisted of 2 English Electric steam turbines and 2 Babcock&Wilcox boilers supplying via 2 shafts 30.000shp allowing a speed of 30 knots and with a speed of 12 knots and a fuel oil bunker capacity of 400 tons a range of 5.200 nautical miles. Crew 152 (original)-235 men. Armament consisted of 1 Wasp helicopter, 1x2-4.5” Mark 6 gun, 1-4cm Bofors Mark7 gun, 2 Limbo A/S Mark 10 mortars and 12-21” torpedo tubes (after short time removed being unsuccessful). After modification 1x2-4.5” Mark 6 gun, 1Sea Cat GSW-20 SAM, 2-2cm Oerlikon guns, 1 Limbo A/S Mark 10 mortar and 2x8 barrel 3”Knebworth/Corvus countermeasure launchers.
