HMS Dundas (F48)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Dundas |
| Namesake: | James Whitley Deans Dundas |
| Builder: | JS White and Co Ltd, Cowes |
| Laid down: | 17 October 1952 |
| Launched: | 25 September 1953 |
| Acquired: | March 1956 |
| Commissioned: | 16 March 1956 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: F48 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1983 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Blackwood-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,456 tons (1,479 tonnes) full load |
| Length: | 310 ft (94 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Y-100 plant 2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers steam turbines on single shaft 15,000 shp (11 MW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 112 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar Type 974 navigation Sonar Type 174 search |
| Armament: | 3 x 40 mm Bofors gun Mark 7 (quarterdeck mount later removed) 2 x Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars |
HMS Dundas was a Blackwood-class anti-submarine warfare frigate of the Royal Navy.[1]
Orders and delivery
The Blackwood-class frigates were first ordered in 1951, with HMS Dundas being the first to be commissioned, on 9 March 1956.[2] They were considered to be of limited usage, and best kept for anti-submarine duties. Twelve were delivered in total. Dundas was built by JS White and Co Ltd, at Cowes.
Specifications
HMS Dundas had a crew of 140, a displacement of 1,180 tonnes when empty and 1,535 tonnes when full. She was 310 ft (94 m) long, 33 ft (10 m) on the beam and had a draught of 15 ft (4.6 m). She was powered by a Parsons or English Electric geared steam turbine, with two Babcock and Wilcox boilers giving 15,000 hp and a speed of 25 knots. Her armament included two Mk.NC 10 Limbo 3-barreled ASW mortars and two 21" torpedo tube twin mounts. She was also equipped with sonar and radar.[3]
Service
Dundas appeared in the Ava Gardner film The Little Hut in 1957.
In 1966 Dundas was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, based at Portland and used for Anti-Submarine training. In that year she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.[4] She subsequently completed a 14-month refit in Gibraltar Dockyard and re-commissioned on 21 June 1968. In the same year she took part in Navy Days at Portsmouth Dockyard.[5]
In 1970 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days, at the time she had just completed a refit in Gibraltar and was still part of the Second Frigate Squadron to help train officers and men in Anti-Submarine Warfare at Portland.[6]
Dundas attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron.[7]
Decommissioning and disposal
Dundas was eventually scrapped in Troon in April 1983.[8]
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1965 | Commander A Mancais RN |
| 1966 | 1966 | Lieutenant-Commander J R T Bluett RN |
| 1968 | 1968 | Lieutenant-Commander J Garnier MVO RN |
| 1970 | 1970 | Lieutenant-Commander M Ruddle RN FIL |
| 1977 | 1977 | Lieutenant-Commander W J Christie RN |
References
- ↑ "HMS Dundas (1956) FF (2nd)". www.britainsnavy.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Unit History: HMS Dundas". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "BLACKWOOD Class (Type 14)". www.hazegray.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days at Portsmouth 27–29 August 1966, HMSO p.17
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days at Portsmouth August 31st-September 2nd 1968, p.19.
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth, 29th-31st August 1970, p19.
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
- ↑ "BLACKWOOD CLASS FRIGATES". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
Publications
- 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.
- Marriot, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd. ISBN 07110 1322 5
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