HMS Calder (K349)
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 HMS Calder (K349) under construction as USS Formoe (DE-58), with USS Foss (DE-59) on the right |
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| Career |   |
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| Laid down: | December 11, 1942 |
| Launched: | March 27, 1943 |
| Commissioned: | July 15, 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | Returned to US Navy on October 19, 1945 and decommissioned on December 4, 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap on January 15, 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,800 tons fully loaded |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
| Beam: | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
| Draught: | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) standard 11.25 ft (3.43 m) full load |
| Propulsion: |
2 boilers, General Electric Turbo-electric drive 2 solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb (1630 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8.5 ft (2.6 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.3 m) pitch12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders |
| Endurance: | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | Typically between 170 & 186 |
HMS Calder was a Buckley class Captain class frigate during World War II. Named after Admiral Sir Robert Calder, Bt. KCB, who was appointed Captain of the Fleet to Admiral John Jervis in 1796, and saw action at the battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797.
The Commanding Officers of HMS Calder were Lt Cdr A D White RNR March 1943 and Lt Cdr E Playne RNVR February 1945.
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HMS Calder served exclusively with the 4th Escort Group earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic.
On January 26, 1945 the submarine U-1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, at position by the frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Bentinck, HMS Calder and HMS Manners. U-1051 was forced to the surface by the use of depth charges, then a gun battle ensued with U-1051 finally sinking after it had been rammed by HMS Aylmer. This action resulted in the loss of all hands (47) from the crew of U-1051. It should be noted that it is not entirely clear if the ramming of U-1051 by HMS Aylmer was intentional and that Cdr B.W.Taylor was removed from command of HMS Aylmer shortly after this incident.
On April 8, 1945 the submarine U-774 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, at position by the frigates HMS Bentinck and HMS Calder. U-774 was attacked by the use of depth charges after its periscope was spotted by a lookout on HMS Calder. This action resulted in loss of all hands (44) aboard U-774.
[edit] General Information
- Pennant (UK): K 349
- Pennant (US): DE 58
- Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
[edit] External links
- Uboat.net page for HMS Calder
- Uboat.net page for U-1051
- Uboat.net page for U-774
- captainclassfrigates.co.uk
[edit] References
- The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 085052 615 9.
- The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 086176118X.
- German U-Boat Losses During World War II by Axel Niestle, published by United States Naval Inst (1998), ISBN 1557506418.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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