12 × 21 in A/S torpedo tubes (removed or never shipped)
Operational Serviceedit
On commissioning in May 1957, Scarborough joined the 5th Frigate Squadron,[1] and was the leader of the squadron in March 1959 when she took part in "Navy Days" in Portsmouth.[2] Between 1959 and 1961 she was commanded by Józef Bartosik and between 1961 and 1962 by P W Buchanan.
scarborough, other, ships, with, same, name, scarborough, scarborough, whitby, class, type, anti, submarine, frigate, royal, navy, united, kingdom, named, after, town, scarborough, county, north, yorkshire, scarborough, february, 1960historyunited, kingdomname. For other ships with the same name see HMS Scarborough HMS Scarborough was a Whitby class or Type 12 anti submarine frigate of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom She was named after the town of Scarborough in the county of North Yorkshire HMS Scarborough February 1960HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS ScarboroughOrdered6 March 1951BuilderVickers Armstrongs Newcastle upon TyneLaid down11 September 1953Launched4 April 1955Commissioned10 May 1957Decommissioned1972IdentificationPennant number F63FateSold to Pakistan Navy in 1975 but not taken up Sold for scrapping in 1977General characteristicsClass and typeWhitby class frigateDisplacement2 150 tons 2 185 tonnes 2 560 tons full load 2 600 tonnes Length360 ft 109 7 m w l 370 ft 112 8 m o aBeam41 ft 12 5 m Draught17 ft 5 18 m PropulsionY 100 plant 2 Babcock amp Wilcox boilers 2 English Electric steam turbines 2 shafts 30 000 shp 22 MW Speed30 kn 56 km h Range370 tons oil fuel 4 200 nmi 7 780 km at 12 knots 22 km h Complement152 later 225Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 293Q target indication Radar Type 277Q height finding Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mark 6M Radar Type 262 fire control on STAAG Radar Type 974 navigation later Radar type 978Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Sonar Type 174 search Sonar Type 162 target classification Sonar Type 170 attackArmament1 twin 4 5 in 114 mm gun Mark 6 1 twin Bofors 40 mm L 60 gun Mark 2 STAAG later 1 single 40 mm Bofors gun Mark 72 Limbo A S mortar Mark 10 12 21 in A S torpedo tubes removed or never shipped Operational Service editOn commissioning in May 1957 Scarborough joined the 5th Frigate Squadron 1 and was the leader of the squadron in March 1959 when she took part in Navy Days in Portsmouth 2 Between 1959 and 1961 she was commanded by Jozef Bartosik and between 1961 and 1962 by P W Buchanan She underwent an extended refit at Portsmouth from December 1962 to February 1964 1 From April 1964 she served as part of the Dartmouth Training Squadron with sister ships Eastbourne Tenby and Torquay 3 References edit a b Critchley 1992 p 96 Programme Navy Days Portsmouth 28 30th March 1959 HMSO Critchley 1992 pp 96 98 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 Critchley Mike 1992 British Warships Since 1945 Part 5 Frigates Liskeard UK Maritime Books ISBN 0 907771 13 0 Marriott Leo 1983 Royal Navy Frigates 1945 1983 Ian Allan Ltd Surrey 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 Scarborough F63 amp oldid 1183745101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
