HMS Blackpool (F77)
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HMS Blackpool (F77) | |
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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: | Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966–1971 |
Identification: | Pennant number: F77 |
Fate: | Sold for scrapping in 1978 |
General characteristics | |
Class & 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 subsequently loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 7 June 1966 and 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 |
1967 | 1967 | |
1967 | 1969 |
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