HELFORD
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipownervessel built for
Admiralty
Date6 February 1943
Object NameFRIGATE
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 283' x breadth 36' 6" x depth 17' 6"
Object numberABDSHIP002471
Keywords
Yard Number: 770
Fate: Arrived at Troon to be broken up, 29 June 1956.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: River Class Frigate, armament 2 x 4" guns,10 x 20 mm A.A. guns; 1 x hedgehog anti-submarine mortar.
Owners:
1943: Royal Navy, pennant no. K 252.
Commanding Officer:
26/07/1943 - 10/1945: Cdr. Charles George Cuthbertson, DSC, RNR (the Navy List).
General History:
01/01/1942: Ordered
26/06/1942: Laid down,
06/02/1943: Launched, 35 seconds
23/04/1943: Docked on No. 3 Pontoon.
27/04/1943: Undocked.
26/06/1943: Commissioned.
30/06/1943: Loaded with oil ready for sea.
25/08/1944: Departed Colombo escorting troopship DUNOTTER CASTLE for Melbourne.
28/06/1956: Arrived at Troon for demolition.
Notes:
Sister to Yard No. 771, TEES, Yard No. 772, LOCHY and Yard No. 774, ANNAN.
Steam by twin screw, inverted, surface condensing, 4-cylinder triple expansion engine 18½” x 31” x 2 - 38½” with 30” stroke, 5,500 i.h.p. by H.R. 20 knots
2 x 3 drum oil fired watertube by Yarrow. Heating area 12,500 ft^2. Pressure (p.s.i) 225
9’ 9” diameter 3-bladed solid manganese bronze propellor.
See also:
History (CS) - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=52115&vessel=HELFORD
WW II Service: - http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/122.html
1908
1 February 1911
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