HMS Modeste (U42)
HMS Modeste anchored on 12 September 1945.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Modeste |
Namesake | Modeste |
Ordered | 5 October 1942 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard, Kent |
Laid down | 15 February 1943 |
Launched | 29 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 3 September 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1950s |
Identification | Pennant number: U42 / F42 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1961 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,350–1,490 long tons (1,370–1,510 t) standard |
Length | 266 ft 6 in (81.23 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
Complement | 192 men |
Armament |
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HMS Modeste was a modified
Construction and design
On 5 October 1942, the
Modeste was 299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
The ship's main gun armament (as fitted to all the Modified Black Swans) consisted of 3 twin
Service
The end of the
Modeste was refitted at Portsmouth late in 1952, in preparation for returning to active service, leaving Britain in January 1953 for service with the 3rd Frigate Squadron of the Far East Fleet, replacing Alacrity.[14][17][18] Modeste served off Korea during the Korean War from April 1953 until the end of the war in July that year.[19] In late 1956, Modeste was ordered to the Gulf of Suez during the Suez Crisis.[17][20] Modeste returned to Portsmouth on 22 September 1958, paying off into reserve, having completed four full commissions at part of the 3rd Frigate Squadron.[14][21][22]
Modeste was transferred to BISCO for disposal on 8 March 1961,[17] and arrived at J. A. White's yard at St Davids on Forth for scrapping on 11 March 1961.[14][17]
References
- ^ a b Friedman 2008, p. 333.
- ^ Elliott 1977, p. 141.
- ^ Hague 1993, p. 7.
- ^ Hague 1993, p. 82.
- ^ Hague 1993, p. 118.
- ^ Critchley 1992, p. 2.
- ^ Friedman 2008, p. 321.
- ^ Gardiner & Chesneau 1980, pp. 57–58.
- ^ a b c Gardiner & Chesneau 1980, p. 57.
- ^ Hague 1993, p. 83.
- ^ Marriott 1983, p. 15.
- ^ Hague 1993, pp. 22, 83.
- ^ Hague 1993, p. 99.
- ^ a b c d e Critchley 1992, p. 15.
- ^ Hague 1993, pp. 99–100.
- ^ "6,000-Ton Ship Aground". The Times. No. 50736. 16 April 1947. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e Hague 1993, p. 100.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. No. 52512. 6 January 1953. p. 3.
- ^ Watson, Graham (12 July 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1947–2013". Royal Navy, post 1945. naval-history.net. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "H.M.S Modeste: December, 1955–April, 1957" (PDF). Navy News. June 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "50,000-Mile Cruise". The Times. No. 54263. 23 September 1958. p. 5.
- ^ "Modeste back at Portsmouth After Six Years Abroad" (PDF). Navy News. October 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- Critchley, Mike (1992). British Warships Since 1945: Part 5: Frigates. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-907771-13-0.
- Elliott, Peter (1977). Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-08401-9.
- Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.
- Marriott, Leo (1983). Royal Navy Frigates 1945–1983. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1322-5.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.