HMS Ulster (R83)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ulster.
HMS Ulster was a U-class destroyer of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom that saw service during World War II.[2] She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F83. Ulster was the second vessel in Royal Navy history to have that name.
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HMS Ulster on the River Tyne, 26 June 1943 | |
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Name | HMS Ulster |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom[1] |
Laid down | 12 November 1941 |
Launched | 9 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 30 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1977 |
Identification | Pennant number R83 |
Fate | Withdrawn from service 1977; Broken up 1980 |
General characteristics V-class destroyer | |
Class and type | V-class destroyer |
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Length | 363 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
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Speed | 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) |
Range | 4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h) |
Complement | 180 (225 in flotilla leader) |
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General characteristics Type 15 frigate | |
Class and type | Type 15 frigate |
Displacement | 2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard |
Length | 358 ft (109 m) o/a |
Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
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Speed | 31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) (full load) |
Complement | 174 |
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With funds gathered through a Naval Savings Campaign in 1942 known as Warship Week, the ship was adopted by the civil community of Ulster's County Down.