HMS Sluys was a Battle-classdestroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of Sluys which occurred in 1340 during the Hundred Years' War, and which resulted in a decisive English victory over a French fleet. Sluys was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was launched on 28 February 1945 and commissioned on 30 September 1946. In 1967, the ship was transferred to Pahlavi Iran and renamed Artemiz. In 1985, the ship was renamed again, this time Damavand.
Upon commission, Sluys joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet, which was based in the UK. In 1947, Sluys, along with her sister shipCadiz, escorted the aircraft carrierVengeance, which was flying the flag of the First Sea Lord, to Norway, where the small group made a variety of fly-the-flag visits to ports, as well as performing other duties.
In 1953, Sluys was decommissioned and subsequently placed in Reserve.
Sluys was sold to Pahlavi Iran in 1967 after a major rebuild by Vosper Thornycroft of Southampton that took three years to complete, completely changing her outline.[3][2] This resulted in the ship having a fully enclosed bridge and a revised anti-aircraft fit of four single 40mm Bofors guns and a quadruple Sea Cat missile system. A new plated mainmast carried a Plessey AWS 1 long range search radar. The sale was made despite stresses between the UK and Iran during the 1960s, which were centred on tensions and disputes in the Middle East. Sluys was renamed Artemiz upon joining the Iranian Navy. After some time, the ship was awarded the pennant number 51.
On 30 November 1971, Artemiz took part in the Iranian occupation of the Tunb islands in the Strait of Hormuz.[4] In 1975-76, Artemiz underwent another refit, this time taking place at Cape Town, South Africa. The destroyer received four Standard missile launchers with a launch capability of eight missiles.[2]
In 1985 Artemiz underwent a further refit, this time carried out by the Russians and received, amongst other things, a brand new Russian surface-to-air missile system to replace the British Sea Cat. However, she did keep her original 4.5-inch Mk 4 turrets, albeit with an updated radar and fire control system. The ship was then renamed Damavand and also received two Soviet-made twin 23 mm/80 anti-aircraft guns.[2]
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Marriott, Leo (1989). Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN0-7110-1817-0.
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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 Sluys D60 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message HMS Sluys was a Battle class destroyer of the Royal Navy RN She was named in honour of the Battle of Sluys which occurred in 1340 during the Hundred Years War and which resulted in a decisive English victory over a French fleet Sluys was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead She was launched on 28 February 1945 and commissioned on 30 September 1946 In 1967 the ship was transferred to Pahlavi Iran and renamed Artemiz In 1985 the ship was renamed again this time Damavand HMS Sluys underway on the River Mersey 1946History United Kingdom NameSluys NamesakeBattle of Sluys BuilderCammell Laird amp Co Birkenhead Laid down24 November 1943 Launched28 February 1945 Completed30 September 1946 Commissioned30 September 1946 Decommissioned1953 IdentificationPennant number D60 FateSold to Pahlavi Iran 1967 Iran NameArtemiz NamesakeArtemis Mount Damavand Acquired26 January 1967 RenamedDamavand in 1985 2 Stricken1996 Identification51 D 5 Fatenon operational since 1990 Notes 1 General characteristics as built Class and typeBattle class destroyer Displacement2 325 litres 511 imp gal 614 US gal standard 3 360 long tons 3 410 t full load 1975 Length355 feet 108 m pp 379 feet 116 m overall Beam45 5 feet 13 9 m Draught17 5 feet 5 3 m Propulsion2 steam turbines 2 shafts 2 boilers 50 000 shp 37 MW Speed35 5 knots 65 7 km h 40 9 mph 31 knots 57 km h 36 mph sustained sea Range3 000 miles 4 800 km at 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement270 Armament2 dual 4 5 inch 114 mm gun 1 single 4 inch 102 mm gun 14 Bofors 40 mm gun 10 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 Squid mortar Notes 1 Contents 1 Royal Navy service 2 Transfer and sale to Iran 3 See also 4 References 5 PublicationsRoyal Navy service editUpon commission Sluys joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla part of the Home Fleet which was based in the UK In 1947 Sluys along with her sister ship Cadiz escorted the aircraft carrier Vengeance which was flying the flag of the First Sea Lord to Norway where the small group made a variety of fly the flag visits to ports as well as performing other duties In 1953 Sluys was decommissioned and subsequently placed in Reserve Transfer and sale to Iran editFor other ships with the same name see Iranian ship Damavand Sluys was sold to Pahlavi Iran in 1967 after a major rebuild by Vosper Thornycroft of Southampton that took three years to complete completely changing her outline 3 2 This resulted in the ship having a fully enclosed bridge and a revised anti aircraft fit of four single 40mm Bofors guns and a quadruple Sea Cat missile system A new plated mainmast carried a Plessey AWS 1 long range search radar The sale was made despite stresses between the UK and Iran during the 1960s which were centred on tensions and disputes in the Middle East Sluys was renamed Artemiz upon joining the Iranian Navy After some time the ship was awarded the pennant number 51 On 30 November 1971 Artemiz took part in the Iranian occupation of the Tunb islands in the Strait of Hormuz 4 In 1975 76 Artemiz underwent another refit this time taking place at Cape Town South Africa The destroyer received four Standard missile launchers with a launch capability of eight missiles 2 In 1985 Artemiz underwent a further refit this time carried out by the Russians and received amongst other things a brand new Russian surface to air missile system to replace the British Sea Cat However she did keep her original 4 5 inch Mk 4 turrets albeit with an updated radar and fire control system The ship was then renamed Damavand and also received two Soviet made twin 23 mm 80 anti aircraft guns 2 Damavand was stricken around 1996See also editCurrent Iranian Navy vesselsReferences edit a b Moore John ed 1974 Jane s Fighting Ships 1974 75 London Jane s Yearbooks ISBN 0354005065 a b c d Gardiner amp Chumbly 1995 p 183 Marriott 1989 p 75 World s Naval News Iran Warship International Vol IX no 1 March 1972 p 10 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 Gardiner Robert Chumbley Stephen Budzbon Przemyslaw eds 1995 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 132 7 Hodges Peter 1971 Battle Class Destroyers London Almark Publishing ISBN 0 85524 012 1 Marriott Leo 1989 Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945 Ian Allan Ltd ISBN 0 7110 1817 0 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Sluys D60 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Sluys D60 amp oldid 1165564135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
