| HMS Torridge (K292) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Torridge |
| Ordered: | 14 April 1942 |
| Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. |
| Laid down: | 17 October 1942 |
| Launched: | 16 Aug 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 January 1944 |
| Fate: | Transferred to France |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | La Surprise |
| Commissioned: | 21 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1964 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Morocco |
| Career (Morocco) |  |
| Name: | Al Maouna |
| Commissioned: | 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | River class frigate |
| Displacement: |
1,370 long tons (1,390 t) 1,830 long tons (1,860 t) (deep load) |
| Length: |
283 ft (86.26 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
HMS Torridge (K292) was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Navy.[1]
On 21 January 1944 the Torridge was transferred to the Free French and renamed La Surprise.[2]
In 1964 the ship was transferred to Morocco to be used as a Royal Yacht and renamed Al Maouna.[1][2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Allied warships:HMS Torridge (K 292)". Uboat.net. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/141.html. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Allied warships: FFL La Surprise (K 292)". Uboat.net. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7890.html. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
External links[]
- Colledge, 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. OCLC 67375475.
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