HMS Blackpool (F77)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Blackpool.
History
United Kingdom
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
Displacement:
  • 2,150 tons (2,185 tonnes)
  • 2,560 tons full load (2,600 tonnes)
Length:
  • 360 ft (109.7 m) w/l
  • 370 ft (112.8 m) o/a
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
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar Type 293Q target indication, later;
    • Radar Type 993
  • Radar Type 277Q height finding (later removed)
  • Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mark 6M
  • Radar Type 262 fire control on STAAG
  • Radar Type 974 navigation
  • Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF
  • Sonar Type 174 search
  • Sonar Type 162 target classification
  • Sonar Type 170 attack
Armament:

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

FromToCaptain
19581960Captain Edward B. Ashmore RN
19601962
19641966Captain Duncan D Moore RN
16 June 196623 October 1967Commander Joseph I Quinn RNZN
23 October 196718 March 1968Lieut Commander Michael N Waymouth RNZN
18 March 196815 October 1969Commander Derek J Cheney RNZN
15 October 196924 May 1970Commander Ian H D Tyler RNZN
24 May 19706 July 1970Commander Joseph I Quinn RNZN
6 July 197030 June 1971Commander Robert E Lawry RNZN

See also

References

  1. Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie
  2. Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie

Sources


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