The ship was originally ordered from William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. of Southwick, Sunderland, on 25 January 1943 as the Loch-classfrigateLoch Glass. However the contract was changed in 1944, and the ship was laid down as Admiralty Job Number 4795 on 29 April 1944 to a revised design as a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate, and launched on 12 April 1945 as Luce Bay. After launching the contract was terminated and the ship was towed to Devonport Dockyard for completion, but while fitting out it was decided to complete her as a survey ship. In January 1947 her name was changed to Dalrymple and her pennant number to A302. She was completed on 10 February 1948.[1]
Four vessels, originally intended as Loch-class frigates were converted to survey ships. HMS Dalrymple was named for Alexander Dalrymple (1737–1808) the first Hydrographer of the Royal Navy. The other three were Dampier [after explorer of Australia William Dampier (1651–1715)], Cook [after the historic figure of Captain James Cook (1728–1779)] and Owen (after William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) RN commander and a global explorer].
In 1957 Dalrymple operated off the West Coast of Scotland, carrying out trials of a new radio-location system, before being extensively refitted, with improved radar, working spaces, messing and crew accommodation. Dalrymple then returned to the Persian Gulf for further surveys. She also operated off Cyprus in 1962, and served as Guard ship at Gan in the Maldives in early 1963. She then returned to the UK, remaining in home waters and surveying the North-West Approaches, particularly around Rockall and the coast of Northern Ireland. She was put into Reserve on 2 February 1966 and placed on Disposal List.[1]
Dalrymple was sold to Portugal in March 1966, who had already bought four other frigates of the same class (Bigbury Bay, Burghead Bay, Morecambe Bay and Mounts Bay), and renamed NRP Afonso de Albuquerque. She was used as a survey ship, operating on the Portuguese coast and around the Azores and the Madeira Islands. Decommissioned on 14 January 1983, the ship was used as an accommodation ship at Lisbon Dockyard up until 1988.[1] She was expended as a target in July 1994.[3]
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^ abcdefMason, Geoffrey B. (2005). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Dalrymple (A 302), – ex-Loch-class Frigate, Survey Ship". naval-history.net. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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HMS Dalrymple was a Bay class anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy which served as a survey ship mostly in the Persian Gulf from 1948 until 1965 She was completed to deal with the large numbers of uncharted wrecks and mines around the British Isles as a result of World War II For this purpose she was fitted for minesweeping She was named for the pioneering Hydrographer of the Admiralty Alexander Dalrymple 1737 1808 1 2 HMS Dalrymple in TanganyikaHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Dalrymple NamesakeAlexander Dalrymple Ordered25 January 1943 BuilderWilliam Pickersgill amp Sons Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough Yard number263 Laid down29 April 1944 Launched12 April 1945 Commissioned10 February 1948 Decommissioned2 February 1966 IdentificationPennant number K427 A302 FateSold to Portugal March 1966 BadgeOn a Field White nine lozenges conjoined in saltire Red Portugal NameNRP Afonso de Albuquerque AcquiredMarch 1966 Decommissioned14 January 1983 IdentificationA526 FateExpended as a target July 1994 General characteristics Class and typeBay class frigate Displacement1 600 long tons 1 626 t standard 2 530 long tons 2 571 t full Length286 ft 87 m p p 307 ft 3 in 93 65 m o a Beam38 ft 6 in 11 73 m Draught12 ft 9 in 3 89 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers 2 shafts 4 cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines 5 500 ihp 4 100 kW Speed19 5 knots 36 1 km h 22 4 mph Range724 tons oil fuel 9 500 nmi 17 600 km at 12 knots 22 km h Complement133 Armament4 3 pounder saluting guns Minesweeping gear aft Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 References 4 PublicationsConstruction editThe ship was originally ordered from William Pickersgill amp Sons Ltd of Southwick Sunderland on 25 January 1943 as the Loch class frigate Loch Glass However the contract was changed in 1944 and the ship was laid down as Admiralty Job Number 4795 on 29 April 1944 to a revised design as a Bay class anti aircraft frigate and launched on 12 April 1945 as Luce Bay After launching the contract was terminated and the ship was towed to Devonport Dockyard for completion but while fitting out it was decided to complete her as a survey ship In January 1947 her name was changed to Dalrymple and her pennant number to A302 She was completed on 10 February 1948 1 Four vessels originally intended as Loch class frigates were converted to survey ships HMS Dalrymple was named for Alexander Dalrymple 1737 1808 the first Hydrographer of the Royal Navy The other three were Dampier after explorer of Australia William Dampier 1651 1715 Cook after the historic figure of Captain James Cook 1728 1779 and Owen after William Fitzwilliam Owen 1774 1857 RN commander and a global explorer Service history editDalrymple was commissioned for service on 10 February 1948 initially under the command of Captain Archibald Day 1 and after sea trials sailed for the Mediterranean She spent much of her career in the Persian Gulf often with sister ship Owen as well as carrying our extensive surveys of the Grand Harbour at Valletta the Malta Channel and the Strait of Sicily She also spent some time in the Indian Ocean mostly working around Zanzibar During Operation Musketeer the Suez invasion in late 1956 she was deployed at Port Said clearing obstructions from the Suez Canal 1 In 1957 Dalrymple operated off the West Coast of Scotland carrying out trials of a new radio location system before being extensively refitted with improved radar working spaces messing and crew accommodation Dalrymple then returned to the Persian Gulf for further surveys She also operated off Cyprus in 1962 and served as Guard ship at Gan in the Maldives in early 1963 She then returned to the UK remaining in home waters and surveying the North West Approaches particularly around Rockall and the coast of Northern Ireland She was put into Reserve on 2 February 1966 and placed on Disposal List 1 Dalrymple was sold to Portugal in March 1966 who had already bought four other frigates of the same class Bigbury Bay Burghead Bay Morecambe Bay and Mounts Bay and renamed NRP Afonso de Albuquerque She was used as a survey ship operating on the Portuguese coast and around the Azores and the Madeira Islands Decommissioned on 14 January 1983 the ship was used as an accommodation ship at Lisbon Dockyard up until 1988 1 She was expended as a target in July 1994 3 References edit a b c d e f Mason Geoffrey B 2005 Gordon Smith ed HMS Dalrymple A 302 ex Loch class Frigate Survey Ship naval history net Retrieved 25 January 2011 NRP Afonso de Albuquerque velhosnavios blogspot com Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 Retrieved 26 December 2011 Dalrymple 6102012 Miramar Ship Index Retrieved 18 March 2020 Publications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Dalrymple amp oldid 1210295653, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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