The Blackwood-class frigates were first ordered in 1951, with Dundas being the first to be commissioned, on 9 March 1956.[2] They were considered to be of limited usage, and best kept for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties. Twelve were delivered in total. Dundas was built by JS White and Co Ltd, at Cowes.
Specificationsedit
Dundas had a crew of 140, a displacement of 1,180 tonnes when empty and 1,535 tonnes when full. She was 310 ft (94 m) long, 33 ft (10 m) on the beam and had a draught of 15 ft (4.6 m). She was powered by a Parsons or English Electric geared steam turbine, with two Babcock & Wilcox boilers giving 15,000 shp (11 MW) and a speed of 25 knots (46 km/h). Her armament included two Mk.NC 10 Limbo 3-barreled ASW mortars and two 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in twin mounts. She was also equipped with sonar and radar.[3]
Serviceedit
Dundas appeared in the Ava Gardner film The Little Hut in 1957. Brief footage of the Dundas at sea also appeared in the 1964 Look at Life episode entitled The Price of Valour.
In 1966 Dundas was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, based at Portland and used for anti-submarine training. In that year she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.[4] She subsequently completed a 14-month refit at Gibraltar Dockyard and re-commissioned on 21 June 1968. In the same year she took part in Navy Days at Portsmouth Dockyard.[5]
In 1970 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days, at the time she had just completed a refit in Gibraltar and was still part of the Second Frigate Squadron to help train officers and men in Anti-Submarine Warfare at Portland.[6]
Dundas attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron.[7]
Decommissioning and disposaledit
A unrepairable propeller shaft knock was discovered when she sailed from Portsmouth, after a brief spell in dry dock she was moved to Chatham dockyard where the entire crew transferred to her sister ship HMS Hardy taking with them anything useful for spares and crew comfort.[citation needed]Dundas was eventually scrapped in Troon in April 1983.[8]
Referencesedit
^"HMS Dundas (1956) FF (2nd)". britainsnavy.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^"Unit History: HMS Dundas". forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^"Blackwood Class (Type 14)". hazegray.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^Programme, Navy Days at Portsmouth 27–29 August 1966, HMSO p.17
^Programme, Navy Days at Portsmouth August 31st-September 2nd 1968, p. 19.
^Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth, 29th-31st August 1970, p. 19.
dundas, confused, with, hmcs, dundas, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, schol. Not to be confused with HMCS Dundas This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Dundas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message HMS Dundas was a Blackwood class anti submarine warfare frigate of the Royal Navy 1 HMS Dundas the last active Type 14 Captain or Blackwood Class anti submarine frigate at Portsmouth Navy Days August 1980HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS DundasNamesakeJames Whitley Deans DundasBuilderJS White and Co Ltd CowesLaid down17 October 1952Launched25 September 1953AcquiredMarch 1956Commissioned16 March 1956IdentificationPennant number F48FateBroken up 1983General characteristicsClass and typeBlackwood class frigateDisplacement1 456 tons 1 479 tonnes full loadLength310 ft 94 m Beam33 ft 10 m Draught15 ft 4 6 m PropulsionY 100 plant 2 Babcock amp Wilcox boilers steam turbines on single shaft 15 000 shp 11 MW Speed27 knots 50 km h Range5 200 nautical miles 9 630 km at 12 knots 22 km h Complement112Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 974 navigation Sonar Type 174 search Sonar Type 162 target classification Sonar Type 170 targetingArmament3 40 mm Bofors gun Mark 7 quarterdeck mount later removed 2 Limbo Mark 10 anti submarine mortars Contents 1 Orders and delivery 2 Specifications 3 Service 4 Decommissioning and disposal 5 References 6 PublicationsOrders and delivery editThe Blackwood class frigates were first ordered in 1951 with Dundas being the first to be commissioned on 9 March 1956 2 They were considered to be of limited usage and best kept for anti submarine warfare ASW duties Twelve were delivered in total Dundas was built by JS White and Co Ltd at Cowes Specifications editDundas had a crew of 140 a displacement of 1 180 tonnes when empty and 1 535 tonnes when full She was 310 ft 94 m long 33 ft 10 m on the beam and had a draught of 15 ft 4 6 m She was powered by a Parsons or English Electric geared steam turbine with two Babcock amp Wilcox boilers giving 15 000 shp 11 MW and a speed of 25 knots 46 km h Her armament included two Mk NC 10 Limbo 3 barreled ASW mortars and two 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes in twin mounts She was also equipped with sonar and radar 3 Service editDundas appeared in the Ava Gardner film The Little Hut in 1957 Brief footage of the Dundas at sea also appeared in the 1964 Look at Life episode entitled The Price of Valour In 1966 Dundas was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron based at Portland and used for anti submarine training In that year she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days 4 She subsequently completed a 14 month refit at Gibraltar Dockyard and re commissioned on 21 June 1968 In the same year she took part in Navy Days at Portsmouth Dockyard 5 In 1970 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days at the time she had just completed a refit in Gibraltar and was still part of the Second Frigate Squadron to help train officers and men in Anti Submarine Warfare at Portland 6 Dundas attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the 2nd Frigate Squadron 7 Decommissioning and disposal editA unrepairable propeller shaft knock was discovered when she sailed from Portsmouth after a brief spell in dry dock she was moved to Chatham dockyard where the entire crew transferred to her sister ship HMS Hardy taking with them anything useful for spares and crew comfort citation needed Dundas was eventually scrapped in Troon in April 1983 8 References edit HMS Dundas 1956 FF 2nd britainsnavy co uk Retrieved 7 October 2012 Unit History HMS Dundas forces war records co uk Retrieved 7 October 2012 Blackwood Class Type 14 hazegray org Retrieved 7 October 2012 Programme Navy Days at Portsmouth 27 29 August 1966 HMSO p 17 Programme Navy Days at Portsmouth August 31st September 2nd 1968 p 19 Programme Navy Days Portsmouth 29th 31st August 1970 p 19 Official Souvenir Programme 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review HMSO Blackwood Class Frigates worldnavalships com Retrieved 7 October 2012 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 Marriott Leo 1983 Royal Navy Frigates 1945 1983 Ian Allan Ltd ISBN 07110 1322 5 nbsp This article about a specific frigate of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Dundas amp oldid 1183673643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
