HMS Odzani
 Odzani in August 1943
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Odzani |
| Builder | South Bank-on-Tees |
| Laid down | 18 November 1942 |
| Launched | 19 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 September 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped June 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | River-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36.5 ft (11.13 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37.0 km/h) |
| Range | 646 long tons (656 t) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h) |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament |
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HMS Odzani (K356) was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Navy.
Construction and design
Odzani was one of three River-class frigates ordered by the
Smith Dock's Middlesbrough shipyard on 18 November 1942, was launched on 19 May 1943 and completed on 2 September that year.[1]
The River-class ships were 301 feet 4 inches (91.85 m)
draught of 11 feet 10 inches (3.61 m). Displacement was 1,397 long tons (1,419 t) standard and 1,925 long tons (1,956 t) deep load.[3]
Citations
- ^ a b Friedman 2008, p. 334
- ^ Manning & Walker 1959, p. 323
- ^ Friedman 2008, p. 321
References
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Critchley, Mike (1992). British Warships Since 1945: Part 5: Frigates. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Press. ISBN 0-907771-13-0.
- Elliot, 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 & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
- Hobbs, David (2017). The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-0283-8.
- Manning, T. D.; Walker, C. F. (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam.
- "HMS Odzani (K 356)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
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