HMS Odzani (K356)

Odzani in August 1943
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Odzani
Builder: Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down: 18 November 1942
Launched: 19 May 1943
Commissioned: 2 September 1943
Fate: Scrapped June 1957
General characteristics
Class and type:River class frigate
Displacement:1,370 long tons (1,390 t)
1,830 long tons (1,860 t) (deep load)
Length:283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam:36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught:9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion:2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp
Speed:20 knots (37.0 km/h)
Range:646 long tons (656 t) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement:140
Armament:
  • 2 x QF 4 in (102 mm) /40 Mk.XIX, single mounts CP Mk.XXIII
  • up to 10 x QF 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III
  • 1 x Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector
  • up to 150 depth charges

HMS Odzani (K356) was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Navy.

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