On 26 January 1945 the submarine U-1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, at position 53°39′N05°23′W / 53.650°N 5.383°W / 53.650; -5.383 by the frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Bentinck, HMS Calder and HMS Manners. U-1051 was forced to the surface by the use of depth charges. A gun battle then ensued, with U-1051 finally sinking after it had been rammed by HMS Aylmer. This action resulted in the loss of all hands (47) from the crew of U-1051. It was entirely clear that the ramming of U-1051 by HMS Aylmer was intentional and that Cdr B.W.Taylor was not removed from command of HMS Aylmer shortly after this incident (see the article on HMS Aylmer for more information).
On 8 April 1945 the submarine U-774 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, at position 49°58′N11°51′W / 49.967°N 11.850°W / 49.967; -11.850, by the frigates HMS Bentinck and HMS Calder. U-774 was attacked by the use of depth charges after its periscope was spotted by a lookout on HMS Calder. This action resulted in loss of all hands (44) aboard U-774.
General informationedit
Pennant (UK): K 349
Pennant (US): DE 58
Referencesedit
The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN0-85052-615-9.
The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN1-86176-118-X.
Niestle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses During World War II. United States Naval Institute. ISBN1-55750-641-8.
calder, k349, other, ships, with, same, name, calder, calder, captain, class, frigate, royal, navy, during, world, named, after, admiral, robert, calder, appointed, captain, fleet, admiral, john, jervis, 1796, action, battle, cape, vincent, february, 1797, ori. 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 HMS Calder K349 under construction as USS Formoe DE 58 with USS Foss DE 59 on the rightHistory United Kingdom BuilderBethlehem Hingham Shipyard Inc Hingham Massachusetts USA Laid down11 December 1942 Launched27 March 1943 Commissioned15 July 1943 DecommissionedReturned to US Navy on 19 October 1945 and decommissioned on 4 December 1945 FateSold for scrap on 15 January 1948 General characteristics Displacement1 800 long tons 1 829 t fully loaded Length306 ft 93 m overall Beam36 5 ft 11 1 m Draught9 5 ft 2 9 m standard 11 25 ft 3 43 m full load Propulsion2 boilers General Electric Turbo electric drive 2 solid manganese bronze 3 600 lb 1 630 kg 3 bladed propellers 8 5 ft 2 6 m diameter 7 ft 7 in 2 31 m pitch 12 000 hp 8 9 MW 2 rudders Speed24 knots 44 km h Endurance5 500 nautical miles 10 200 km at 15 knots 28 km h ComplementTypically between 170 amp 186 Contents 1 Actions 2 General information 3 References 4 External linksActions editHMS Calder served exclusively with the 4th Escort Group earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic On 26 January 1945 the submarine U 1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man at position 53 39 N 05 23 W 53 650 N 5 383 W 53 650 5 383 by the frigates HMS Aylmer HMS Bentinck HMS Calder and HMS Manners U 1051 was forced to the surface by the use of depth charges A gun battle then ensued with U 1051 finally sinking after it had been rammed by HMS Aylmer This action resulted in the loss of all hands 47 from the crew of U 1051 It was entirely clear that the ramming of U 1051 by HMS Aylmer was intentional and that Cdr B W Taylor was not removed from command of HMS Aylmer shortly after this incident see the article on HMS Aylmer for more information On 8 April 1945 the submarine U 774 was sunk in the North Atlantic south west of Ireland at position 49 58 N 11 51 W 49 967 N 11 850 W 49 967 11 850 by the frigates HMS Bentinck and HMS Calder U 774 was attacked by the use of depth charges after its periscope was spotted by a lookout on HMS Calder This action resulted in loss of all hands 44 aboard U 774 General information editPennant UK K 349 Pennant US DE 58References editThe Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood published by Leo Cooper 1998 ISBN 0 85052 615 9 The Buckley Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin published by Chatham Publishing 1999 ISBN 1 86176 118 X Niestle Axel 1998 German U Boat Losses During World War II United States Naval Institute ISBN 1 55750 641 8 External links editUboat net page for HMS Calder Uboat net page for U 1051 Uboat net page for U 774 captainclassfrigates co uk This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Calder K349 amp oldid 1187671490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
