Sea Weapons

Frigate (1951)

Rapid (Type 15) class

HMS Verulam (F29)

Preceded by:

Bay (1945)

Related:

Q/R-class (1942)
S/T/U/V/W-class (1943)
Z/Ca-class (1944)

Succeeded by:

Tenacious (Type 16) (1952)

Datafile

ClassRapid
TypeFrigate
Year1951
Crew195
Dimensions
Length103.5 m (pp)
109.2 m
Beam10.9 m
Draught4.2 m
Displacement
Empty2,240 t
Loaded2,850 t
Performance
Speed68 km/h
Range5,556 km @ 37 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
Boilers2 x Admiralty
FuelOil: 476 t
Armament
Main2 x 102-mm/45 (1 x 2)
QF 4"/45 Mk. XVI
-10° / +80°

Anti-Aircraft
Torpedo tubes2 x 533-mm (2 x 1) [-]
Anti-SubSquid Mk. 4 (2 x 3)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 262
Type 278
Type 293
SonarType 170
Type 174
Production
Builtn/a
Total30

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Quadrant F01 Hawthorn Leslie24/09/194028/02/194216/07/195316/08/1957Sold/Scrapped
Queenborough F02 Swan Hunter06/11/194016/01/194207/12/195407/04/1972Sold/Scrapped
Quiberon F03 White31/01/194131/01/194218/12/195726/06/1964Sold/Scrapped
Quickmatch F04 White06/02/194111/04/194223/09/195526/04/1963Sold/Scrapped
Rapid F138 Cammell Laird16/06/194116/07/194206/19511965Sunk as target
Relentless F185 John Brown20/06/194115/07/194207/19511968Sold/Scrapped
Rocket F193 Scotts14/03/194128/10/194205/195111/05/1962Sold/Scrapped
Roebuck F195 Scotts19/06/194110/12/194205/19531962Sold/Scrapped
Troubridge F09 John Brown10/11/194123/09/1942195727/03/1969Sold/Scrapped
Grenville F197 Swan Hunter01/11/194112/10/194219541969Sold/Scrapped
Ulster F83 Swan Hunter12/11/194109/11/194219561967Sold/Scrapped
Ulysses F17 Cammell Laird14/03/194222/04/1943195312/1960Sold/Scrapped
Undaunted F53 Cammell Laird08/09/194219/07/194323/07/195403/1973Sunk as target
Undine F141 Thornycroft18/03/194201/06/194319541960Sold/Scrapped
Urania F08 Vickers-Armstrong18/06/194219/05/194319551958Sold/Scrapped
Urchin F196 Vickers-Armstrong28/03/194208/03/194319541964Sold/Scrapped
Ursa F200 Thornycroft02/05/194222/07/1943195528/11/1966Sold/Scrapped
Algonquin DDE-224 John Brown08/10/194202/09/1943195601/04/1970Sold/Scrapped
Venus F50 ff-rapid-_112/01/194223/02/194319521955Sold/Scrapped
Verulam F29 Fairfield26/01/194222/04/194319521954Sold/Scrapped
Vigilant F93 Swan Hunter31/01/194222/12/1942195127/10/1954Sold/Scrapped
Virago F76 Swan Hunter16/02/194204/02/194319531963Sold/Scrapped
Volage F41 White31/12/194215/12/194319541956Sold/Scrapped
Wakeful F159 Fairfield03/06/194230/06/194319531957Sold/Scrapped
Whirlwind F187 Hawthorn Leslie31/07/194230/08/194328/07/19531966Sunk as target
Wizard F42 Vickers-Armstrong14/07/194229/09/194319541964Sold/Scrapped
Wrangler F157 Vickers-Armstrong23/09/194230/12/1943195326/11/1956Transferred
Zest F102 Thornycroft21/07/194214/10/1943195807/1968Sold/Scrapped
Crescent DDE-226 John Brown16/08/194320/07/1944195601/04/1970Sold/Scrapped
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Vrystaat F157 Wrangler F157 26/11/195604/1976Sunk as target

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