HMS Ursa (R22)
U-class destroyer converted to Type 15 frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ursa.
HMS Ursa was a U-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F200.
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Name | HMS Ursa |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft and Company |
Laid down | 18 March 1942 |
Launched | 1 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | November 1966 |
Identification | Pennant number R22/F200 |
Fate | Scrapped 1967 |
General characteristics V-class destroyer | |
Class and type | V-class destroyer |
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Length | 363 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
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Speed | 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) |
Range | 4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h) |
Complement | 180 (225 in flotilla leader) |
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General characteristics Type 15 frigate | |
Class and type | Type 15 frigate |
Displacement | 2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard |
Length | 358 ft (109 m) o/a |
Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
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Speed | 31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) (full load) |
Complement | 174 |
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