Whitby-class frigate

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun
2 × Limbo anti-submarine mortars
2 × twin 4.5 in (114 mm) guns
gptkbp:beam 41 ft (12 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:John_I._Thornycroft_&_Company
gptkbp:complement 189
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980s
gptkbp:designedFor anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 13 ft (4 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitby-class frigate
gptkbp:introduced 1956
gptkbp:length 370 ft (113 m)
gptkbp:NATOReportingName gptkb:Type_12_frigate
gptkbp:notableShip HMS Blackpool (F77)
HMS Eastbourne (F73)
HMS Scarborough (F63)
HMS Tenby (F65)
HMS Torquay (F43)
HMS Whitby (F36)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Type_12_frigate
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 4,500 nautical miles at 12 knots
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rothesay-class_frigate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rothesay-class_frigate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5