In 1946 Rocket was at Chatham and between 1946 and 1948 she was used as an air target ship at Rosyth. In 1949 she was placed into reserve at Portsmouth. Between July 1949 and 1951 she was converted at Devonport Dockyard into a Type 15 fast anti-submarinefrigate, with the new pennant number F193.
On 18 May 1951 she was re-commissioned for the 3rd Training Squadron, based in Derry.[3] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[4] In September 1953, the ship was sabotaged, with leads to the port Telemotor of the steering gear cut. A stoker pleaded guilty to charges of damaging the ship under the Malicious Damage Act 1861 and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and dismissal from the navy with disgrace.[5] In 1954 she returned to reserve at Rosyth, before being re-commissioned the following year. In November 1956 she returned to reserve at Chatham, then transferred to the reserve at Portsmouth the following year. On 28 October 1960 she was re-commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to the Far East to join the 6th Frigate Squadron.
Decommissioning and disposaledit
Rocket returned to Portsmouth on 11 May 1962 and de-commissioned. She was finally scrapped at Dalmuir in March 1967.
Referencesedit
^Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. p. 47.
English, John (2001). Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45. Windsor, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN978-0-9560769-0-8.
Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-86176-137-6.
Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-048-7.
Marriott, Leo, Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan, 1989. ISBN0-7110-1817-0
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Richardson, Ian (August 2021). Osborne, Richard (ed.). "Type 15 Frigates, Part 2: Ship Histories". Warships: Marine News Supplement. 75 (8): 381–391. ISSN 0966-6958.
Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-59114-119-2.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Rocket HMS Rocket was an R class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during Second World War Built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Greenock Scotland she was launched in October 1942 and commissioned in August 1943 HMS Rocket circa 1945HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS RocketOrderedMay 1940BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company GreenockLaid down14 March 1941Launched28 October 1942Commissioned4 August 1943ReclassifiedType 15 frigate from 1951IdentificationPennant number H92 F191Motto Upward and Onward FateSold for scrapping in 1967BadgeGeneral characteristics As R class destroyerClass and typeR class destroyerDisplacement1 705 tons 1 732 tonnes 2 425 tons 2 464 tonnes full loadLength358 25 ft 109 19 m o aBeam35 75 ft 10 90 m Draught9 5 ft 2 9 m Propulsion2 x Admiralty 3 drum water tube boilers Parsons geared steam turbines 40 000 shp 30 000 kW on 2 shaftsSpeed36 kn 67 km h Range4 675 nmi 8 658 km at 20 knots 37 km h Complement176Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 290 air warning Radar Type 285 ranging amp bearingArmament4 QF 4 7 inch 120 mm Mk IX guns single mounts CP Mk XVIII 4 QF 2 pdr Mk VIII 40 mm L 39 quad mount Mk VII 2 2 4 1 QF 20 mm Oerlikon single mount P Mk III 1 8 2x4 tubes for 21 inch 530 mm torpedoes Mk IX 4 throwers amp 2 x racks 70 depth chargesGeneral characteristics As Type 15 frigateDisplacement2 300 tons standard 2 700 tons full load Length358 ft 109 m o aBeam37 75 ft 11 51 m Draught14 5 ft 4 4 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers steam turbines on 2 shafts 40 000 shpSpeed31 kn 57 km h full load Range4 675 nmi 8 658 km at 20 knots 37 km h Complement174Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 293Q target indication Type 277Q surface search Type 974 navigation Type 262 fire control on director CRBF Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Sonar Type 174 search Type 162 target classification Type 170 attackArmament1 twin 4 in gun Mark 19 1 twin 40mm Bofors Mk 5 2 Limbo Mark 10 A S mortar Contents 1 Service 1 1 Second World War 1 2 Post War 1 3 Decommissioning and disposal 2 References 3 Publications 4 Further readingService editSecond World War edit During the Battle of Sept Iles Rocket encountered German torpedo boats in the English Channel in October 1943 an action in which the cruiser Charybdis and destroyer Limbourne were lost The latter was sunk by Rocket after she became disabled to avoid her falling into enemy hands On 29 November 1943 Rocket and HMS Tumult depth charged and sank the German submarine U 86 east of the Azores in position 40 52 N 018 54 W 40 867 N 18 900 W 40 867 18 900 U 86 2 Arriving in the Indian Ocean in January 1944 Rocket participated in the shelling of Sabang 25 July 1944 and of the Andaman Islands February and March 1945 Post War edit nbsp Rocket after her conversion to a Type 15 frigateIn 1946 Rocket was at Chatham and between 1946 and 1948 she was used as an air target ship at Rosyth In 1949 she was placed into reserve at Portsmouth Between July 1949 and 1951 she was converted at Devonport Dockyard into a Type 15 fast anti submarine frigate with the new pennant number F193 On 18 May 1951 she was re commissioned for the 3rd Training Squadron based in Derry 3 In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 4 In September 1953 the ship was sabotaged with leads to the port Telemotor of the steering gear cut A stoker pleaded guilty to charges of damaging the ship under the Malicious Damage Act 1861 and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and dismissal from the navy with disgrace 5 In 1954 she returned to reserve at Rosyth before being re commissioned the following year In November 1956 she returned to reserve at Chatham then transferred to the reserve at Portsmouth the following year On 28 October 1960 she was re commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to the Far East to join the 6th Frigate Squadron Decommissioning and disposal edit Rocket returned to Portsmouth on 11 May 1962 and de commissioned She was finally scrapped at Dalmuir in March 1967 References edit Raven Alan Roberts John 1978 War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes London Bivouac Books p 47 Allied Warships HMS Rocket H92 uboat net Critchley Mike British Warships Since 1945 Part 3 Destroyers Maritime Books Liskeard UK 1982 ISBN 0 9506323 9 2 page 54 Souvenir Programme Coronation Review of the Fleet Spithead 15th June 1953 HMSO Gale and Polden Damage to Frigate Four Years Sentence on Stoker The Times No 52743 3 October 1953 p 3 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 English John 2001 ObduratetoDaring British Fleet Destroyers 1941 45 Windsor UK World Ship Society ISBN 978 0 9560769 0 8 Friedman Norman 2006 British Destroyers amp Frigates The Second World War and After Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 86176 137 6 Lenton H T 1998 British amp Empire Warships of the Second World War Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 048 7 Marriott Leo Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945 Ian Allan 1989 ISBN 0 7110 1817 0 Raven Alan amp Roberts John 1978 War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes London Bivouac Books ISBN 0 85680 010 4 Richardson Ian August 2021 Osborne Richard ed Type 15 Frigates Part 2 Ship Histories Warships Marine News Supplement 75 8 381 391 ISSN 0966 6958 Rohwer Jurgen 2005 Chronology of the War at Sea 1939 1945 The Naval History of World War Two Third Revised ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 59114 119 2 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 Further reading editWhitby Michael 2022 The Challenges of Operation Tunnel September 1943 April 1944 In Jordan John ed Warship 2022 Oxford Osprey Publishing pp 29 46 ISBN 978 1 4728 4781 2 nbsp This article about a specific destroyer of the United Kingdom is a stub 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