HMS Pellew (F62)
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.jpg) Port view of Blackwood-class frigate HMS Pellew (F62). 18 December 1962 (IWM HU 129945) | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pellew |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Laid down | 5 November 1953 |
| Launched | 29 September 1954 |
| Commissioned | 26 July 1956 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F62 |
| Fate | Broken up 1971 at Fleetwood |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Blackwood-class frigate (Type 14 frigate) |
| Displacement | 1,456 long tons (1,479 t) full load |
| Length | 310 ft (94.5 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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| Propulsion | 1 shaft; 1 steam turbine set |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 140 |
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HMS Pellew (F62) was one of a dozen Blackwood-class frigate (also known as the Type 14 class) of second-rate anti-submarine frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s. She was named for Israel Pellew, who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was brother to Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
The Blackwood class displaced 1,180 long tons (1,200 t) at standard load and 1,456 long tons (1,479 t) at deep load. They had an overall length of 310 feet (94.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 15 feet (4.6 m). The ships were powered by one English Electric geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The turbine developed a total of 15,000 shaft horsepower (11,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).[1] The Blackwoods had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). Their complement was 140 officers and ratings.[2]
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The ships were armed with three Bofors 40 mm guns in single mounts. The mount on the quarterdeck was later removed as it was unusable in heavy seas. They were equipped with two triple-barrelled Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars. The Blackwood-class ships had the same sonar suite as the larger Whitby-class frigates where the Limbo mortars were controlled by three sonars, the Type 174 search set, Type 162 target-classification set and the Type 170 'pencil beam' targeting set to determine the bearing and depth of the target.[3]
