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River class frigate - Definition and Overview |
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USS_Peoria_(PF-67).jpg
USS Peoria
USS Peoria, a Tacoma-class frigate, was of a similar design to the River-class frigates.
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 1,370–1,500 tons
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| Length:
| 301 ft (91.7 m)
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| Beam:
| 36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
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| Draught:
| 12 ft (3.7 m)
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| Propulsion:
| 2 shafts, 5,500–6,500 hp (4.1–4.8 MW)
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| Speed:
| 20 knots (37 km/h)
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| Range:
| 7,200 miles at 12 knots (11,600 km at 22 km/h), 4,500 miles at 20 knots (7,240 km at 37 km/h)
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| Complement:
| 140–160
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| Armament:
| Two 4 inch (100 mm) guns, ten 20 mm Oerlikon guns, two depth charge rails.
Later ships were equipped with Hedgehog depth charge projectors and 40 mm Bofors guns replaced some of the Oerlikons.
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The River class frigates were 151 frigates launched in 1941–1944. They were designed for anti-submarine warfare and convoy protection in the Atlantic. They served in the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, United States Navy and Free French Navy in World War II and sold on to other navies after the war.
The Rivers were designed by naval engineer William Reed to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the Black Swan-class sloops, while being quick and cheap to build in civil dockyards using the machinery and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the Flower-class corvettes.
The River-class design was used as the basis for the Tacoma class of the United States Navy.
HMS Plym later gained fame when she was destroyed by the United Kingdom's first nuclear weapon in Operation Hurricane in 1952.
Ships
The Lucifer II (ex-Découverte, ex-HMS Windrush) docked in front of Querqueville (1995) The Lucifer II (ex-Découverte, ex-HMS Windrush) docked in front of Querqueville (1995) - Croix de Lorraine (ex-HMS Glenarm)
- L'Aventure (ex-HMS Braid)
- L'Escarmouche (ex-HMS Frome)
- La Découverte (ex-HMS Windrush)
- La Surprise (ex-HMS Torridge)
- Tonkinois (ex-HMS Moyola)
- Annan (K297) (to the United States as Natchez)
- Annan (K404) (ex-HMS Annan)
- Antigonish
- Beacon Hill
- Buckingham
- Cap de la Madeleine
- Cape Breton
- Capilano
- Carlplace
- Charlottetown
- Chebogue
- Coaticook
- Dunver
- Eastview
- Ettrick (ex-HMS Ettrick)
- Fort Erie
- Glace Bay
- Grou
- Hallowell
- Inch Arran
- Joliette
- Jonquiere
- Kirkland Lake
- Kokanee
- La Hulloise
- Lanark
- Lasalle
- Lauzon
- Levis
- Longueuil
- Magog
- Matane
- Meon (ex-HMS Meon)
- Monnow (ex-HMS Monnow)
- Montreal
- Nene (ex-HMS Nene)
- New Glasgow
- New Waterford
- Orkney
- Outremont
- Penetang
- Port Colborne
- Poundmaker
- Prestonian
- Prince Rupert
- Ribble (ex-HMS Ribble)
- Royal Mount
- Runnymede
- Sea Cliff
- Springhill
- St. Catharines
- St. John
- St. Pierre
- St. Stephen
- Ste. Therese
- Stettler
- Stone Town
- Stormont
- Strathadam
- Sussexvale
- Swansea
- Teme (ex-HMS Teme)
- Thetford Mines
- Toronto
- Valleyfield (sunk by U-548 on 7 May 1944)
- Victoriaville
- Waskesiu
- Wentworth
- Swale (ex-HMS Swale)
- Teviot (ex-HMS Teviot)
- Johan Maurits van Nassau (ex-HMS Ribble)
- Asheville (ex-HMS Adur)
- Lossie (ex-Lossie)
- Natchez (ex-HMCS Annan)
Rivers sunk or destroyed by U-boats
External links
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Example Usage of frigate |
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ChotaRani: There is no frigate like a Book. Thank uuuuuu Emily Dickinson. |
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videocrux: #Videocrux - French naval frigate "Mistral" during search operations http://bit.ly/7KtGkf |
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DarkReign40K: Destroyer of All Boundaries - Sword Class frigate: Formerly the Pious Deference of Battlefleet Calaxis, the Destroy... http://bit.ly/4nwgA5 |
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