HMS Calder (K349)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calder.
HMS Calder was a Captain class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. It was 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. Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, HMS Calder was provisionally given the name USS Formoe. However, the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.
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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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Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, USA) |
Laid down | 11 December 1942 |
Launched | 27 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | Returned to US Navy on 19 October 1945 and decommissioned on 4 December 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrap on 15 January 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) fully loaded |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
Beam | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Endurance | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | Typically between 170 & 186 |
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