HMS Blackpool (F77)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Blackpool.
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Name: | HMS Blackpool |
Ordered: | 6 March 1951 |
Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Laid down: | 20 December 1954 |
Launched: | 14 February 1957 |
Commissioned: | 14 August 1958 |
Out of service: | Leased to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966– 30 June 1971 |
Identification: | Pennant number: F77 |
Fate: | Sold for scrapping in 1978 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Whitby-class frigate |
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Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
Draught: | 17 ft (5.18 m) |
Propulsion: | Y-100 plant; 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 English Electric steam turbines, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp (22 MW) |
Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range: | 370 tons oil fuel, 4,200 nmi (7,780 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement: | 152, later 225 |
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HMS Blackpool was a Whitby-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy.
Service history
Blackpool was leader of the 6th Frigate Squadron between 1958 and 1960.[1] Between 1964 and 1966 she was leader of the 28th Escort Squadron.[2]
She was leased to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966 and 30 June 1971. In 1969, Blackpool was present at the Melbourne-Evans collision.
Commanding officers
From | To | Captain |
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1958 | 1960 | Captain Edward B. Ashmore RN |
1960 | 1962 | |
1964 | 1966 | Captain Duncan D Moore RN |
16 June 1966 | 23 October 1967 | Commander Joseph I Quinn RNZN |
23 October 1967 | 18 March 1968 | Lieut Commander Michael N Waymouth RNZN |
18 March 1968 | 15 October 1969 | Commander Derek J Cheney RNZN |
15 October 1969 | 24 May 1970 | Commander Ian H D Tyler RNZN |
24 May 1970 | 6 July 1970 | Commander Joseph I Quinn RNZN |
6 July 1970 | 30 June 1971 | Commander Robert E Lawry RNZN |
See also
References
Sources
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Gerry Wright, The Story of HMNZS Blackpool (Wellington: Printshop, 2012).
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