In 1964 Venus went to reserve and in October 1969 was in use as a target to measure the effects of ship to ship use of the Sea Dart missile system. She was sold to Thos. W. Ward for scrapping and arrived at their Briton Ferry yard on 20 December 1972 to be broken up.
References
^"Haifa Tanker Explosion". The Times. No. 50521. London. 5 August 1946. col E, p. 3.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Venus HMS Venus was a V class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan Scotland and launched on 23 February 1943 Venus in August 1943HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS VenusOrdered1 September 1941BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan ScotlandLaid down12 January 1942Launched23 February 1943Commissioned28 August 1943IdentificationPennant number R50 Later F50Honours andawardsArctic 1943 44 Normandy 1944 Malaya 1945 Burma 1945FateSold for scrap in 1972BadgeOn a Field Blue the symbol of the planet Venus Gold General characteristics V class destroyerClass and typeV class destroyerDisplacement1 777 long tons 1 806 t standard 2 058 long tons 2 091 t full loadLength363 ft 111 m Beam35 ft 8 in 10 87 m Draught10 ft 3 0 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum water tube boilers Geared steam turbines 40 000 shp 29 828 kW 2 shaftsSpeed37 knots 43 mph 69 km h Range4 860 nmi 9 000 km at 29 kn 54 km h Complement180 225 in flotilla leader ArmamentOriginal configuration 4 QF 4 7 inch 120 mm Mk XII guns in single mountings CP Mk XXII 2 QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk IV 6 QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns 2 twin mounts Mk V 2 single mounts Mk III 2 quadruple tubes for 21 in 533 mm torpedo Mk IXGeneral characteristics Type 15 frigateClass and typeType 15 frigateDisplacement2 300 long tons 2 337 t standardLength358 ft 109 m o aBeam37 ft 9 in 11 51 m Draught14 ft 6 in 4 42 m Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers steam turbines on 2 shafts 40 000 shpSpeed31 knots 36 mph 57 km h full load Complement174Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 293Q target indication later Type 993 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 Squid A S mortar or 2 Limbo Mark 10 A S mortar Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Second World War service 1 2 Post war service 2 Decommissioning and disposal 3 References 4 PublicationsService history EditSecond World War service Edit She was part of the escorting destroyers of the 21st Aircraft Carrier Squadron involved in Operation Dracula from April to May 1945 She participated in the Battle of the Malacca Strait with the destroyers Saumarez Verulam Vigilant and Virago which culminated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 16 May 1945 Post war service Edit Between 1946 and 1949 Venus was part of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla based in the Mediterranean This included work as part of the Royal Navy patrols preventing illegal Jewish immigration into Mandatory Palestine In June 1946 she intercepted Josiah Wedgewood On 2 August 1946 the British oil tanker Empire Cross exploded burned and sank in Haifa Roads Palestine killing 25 people 1 Virago and Venus took part in the rescue of survivors Venus and Virago had been dropping depth charges in the area to deter Haganah frogmen from planting limpet mines 2 Between 1949 and 1951 she was held in reserve at Devonport Dockyard Between 1951 and 1952 she was converted at Devonport into a Type 15 fast anti submarine frigate with the new pennant number F50 Following conversion she became leader of the 6th Frigate Squadron In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 3 In 1955 she was refitted for work as part of the Dartmouth Training Squadron 4 Decommissioning and disposal EditIn 1964 Venus went to reserve and in October 1969 was in use as a target to measure the effects of ship to ship use of the Sea Dart missile system She was sold to Thos W Ward for scrapping and arrived at their Briton Ferry yard on 20 December 1972 to be broken up References Edit Haifa Tanker Explosion The Times No 50521 London 5 August 1946 col E p 3 Mitchell WH Sawyer LA 1995 The Empire Ships London New York Hamburg Hong Kong Lloyd s of London Press Ltd ISBN 1 85044 275 4 page needed Souvenir Programme Coronation Review of the Fleet Spithead 15th June 1953 HMSO Gale and Polden Critchley Mike 1982 British Warships Since 1945 Part 3 Destroyers Liskeard UK Maritime Books p 72 ISBN 0 9506323 9 2 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 Raven Alan Roberts John 1978 War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes London Bivouac Books ISBN 0 85680 010 4 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 This article about a specific destroyer 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 Venus R50 amp oldid 1092885613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
