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HMS Avon (K97)

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Ras Tafari in Lusoland: On the 50th anniversary of Haile Selassie´s I state visit to Portugal, 1959-2009: Exhibition Catalogue
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Naval History claims that 96 survivors were rescued, whilst Uboat.net states that 123 survivors were rescued.
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was built to the RN's specifications as a Group II River-class frigate. She served in the
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of South Bank-on-Tees, to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the
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was used in several notable events, such as carrying Emperor
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in Africa. In 1970, after 21 years of service in the
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In 1945, she took part in the 248:, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) 124: 49: 31: 91:Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., 1: 215:301.25 ft (91.82 m) 2536:Post World War II operators 228:36.5 ft (11.13 m) 209:283 ft (86.26 m) 3418: 361:As a River-class frigate, 18: 3351: 3319: 2530: 299:QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns 256:20 knots (37.0 km/h) 166: 42: 30: 2371:Johan Maurits van Nassau 2251:Free French Naval Forces 603:Boavida & Ramos 2009 308:24 spigot A/S projector 167:General characteristics 3122:Royal New Zealand Navy 2362:Royal Netherlands Navy 452:on a state visit from 405:After her commission, 1286:Royal Australian Navy 468:; it was scrapped in 3150:Royal Norwegian Navy 718:River-class frigates 409:was deployed in the 379:Smith's Dock Company 37:HMS Avon during WWII 3056:Royal Moroccan Navy 2783:Presidente Trujillo 1564:Cap de la Madeleine 1483:Royal Canadian Navy 659:Cann, John (2016). 2430:United States Navy 2395:South African Navy 429:and placed in the 3379: 3378: 3315: 3314: 3232:Teniente Palacios 2771:Juan Pablo Duarte 2717:Royal Danish Navy 2596:Royal Ceylon Navy 2440: 2272:Croix de Lorraine 2237: 2236: 1469: 1468: 672:978-1-910777-64-0 644:978-972-8335-18-2 553:"HMS Avon (K 97)" 472:two years later. 419:Battle of Okinawa 320: 319: 118:18 September 1943 3409: 3342:Prestonian class 3278: 3276: 3275: 3221: 3219: 3218: 3181: 3179: 3178: 3148: 3146: 3145: 3120: 3118: 3117: 3087: 3085: 3084: 3054: 3052: 3051: 2997: 2995: 2994: 2868: 2866: 2865: 2811: 2809: 2808: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2715: 2713: 2712: 2652: 2650: 2649: 2607: 2605: 2604: 2594: 2592: 2591: 2572:Juan B. 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Index

HMS Avon

Bristol
Lisbon
River-class
frigate
long tons
p/p
o/a
reciprocating vertical triple expansion
long tons
QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk.XIX guns
CP
QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns
Hedgehog
depth charges
River-class
frigate
Royal Navy
North Atlantic
World War II
151 frigates
anti-submarine
United Kingdom
Smith's Dock Company
Black Swan-class
sloops
Flower-class
corvettes
Royal Navy

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