On 26 March 1945 she, along with the destroyers Saumarez, Volage, and Virago, intercepted a Japanese supply convoy east of Khota Andaman, Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. She and Virago sank CH-63. Also 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, Venus, and Virago which culminated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 16 May 1945.
Post-War serviceedit
In January 1946 Vigilant was part of the Londonderry Flotilla and in September 1946 went to the Mediterranean. Between 1947 and 1951 she was held in reserve at Portsmouth.
In 1951 she began conversion into a Type 15 fast anti-submarinefrigate, by Thornycroft at Woolston. She was also allocated the new pennant numberF93. Between 1953 and 1955 she was part of the 6th Frigate Squadron as part of the Home Fleet. In October 1954 she collided with another Type 15 Frigate HMS Relentless and was repaired at Devonport Dockyard.[1]
In 1955 she had been converted for use as a training frigate and became leader of the Dartmouth Training Squadron. In 1956 this consisted of Vigilant, Venus, Carron and the minesweepersJewel and Acute.
Decommissioning and disposaledit
Vigilant was paid off in 1963 and arrived at Faslane for breaking up on 4 June 1965.[2]
Notesedit
^Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 70. ISBN0-9506323-9-2.
^Mason, Geoffrey B. (2004). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Vigilant (R 93) - V-class Destroyer". naval-history.net. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
vigilant, other, ships, with, same, name, vigilant, vigilant, class, destroyer, british, royal, navy, that, service, during, world, vigilant, river, tyne, september, 1943historyunited, kingdomnamehms, vigilantordered1, september, 1941builderswan, hunter, tyne,. For other ships with the same name see HMS Vigilant HMS Vigilant was a V class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II Vigilant on the River Tyne September 1943HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS VigilantOrdered1 September 1941BuilderSwan Hunter Tyne and Wear United KingdomLaid down31 January 1942Launched22 December 1942Commissioned10 September 1943Decommissioned1963IdentificationPennant number R93 F93Honours andawardsArctic 1943 44 Normandy 1944 Malaya 1945 Burma 1945FateScrapped 6 June 1965General 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 Second World War service 2 Post War service 3 Decommissioning and disposal 4 Notes 5 Publications 6 External linksSecond World War service editOn 26 March 1945 she along with the destroyers Saumarez Volage and Virago intercepted a Japanese supply convoy east of Khota Andaman Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean She and Virago sank CH 63 Also 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 Venus and Virago which culminated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 16 May 1945 Post War service editIn January 1946 Vigilant was part of the Londonderry Flotilla and in September 1946 went to the Mediterranean Between 1947 and 1951 she was held in reserve at Portsmouth In 1951 she began conversion into a Type 15 fast anti submarine frigate by Thornycroft at Woolston She was also allocated the new pennant number F93 Between 1953 and 1955 she was part of the 6th Frigate Squadron as part of the Home Fleet In October 1954 she collided with another Type 15 Frigate HMS Relentless and was repaired at Devonport Dockyard 1 In 1955 she had been converted for use as a training frigate and became leader of the Dartmouth Training Squadron In 1956 this consisted of Vigilant Venus Carron and the minesweepers Jewel and Acute Decommissioning and disposal editVigilant was paid off in 1963 and arrived at Faslane for breaking up on 4 June 1965 2 Notes edit Critchley Mike 1982 British Warships Since 1945 Part 3 Destroyers Liskeard UK Maritime Books p 70 ISBN 0 9506323 9 2 Mason Geoffrey B 2004 Gordon Smith ed HMS Vigilant R 93 V class Destroyer naval history net Retrieved 2 May 2015 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 1994 Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 1817 0 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 External links editNaval History net HMS Vigilant Japanese Sub Chasers Combinedfleet com Retrieved 26 March 2014 nbsp 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 Vigilant R93 amp oldid 1184508543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
