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HMS Wessex (R78)

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began a refit in March 1971 to prepare her to replace her sister as a training ship that was completed on 12 April 1972 when she was recommissioned. The ship was reduced to reserve again in late 1975 and
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and the other aft of the hangar. Her electronics were modernized as well although she retained the existing search radar. The changes increased her crew to 186–210 officers and ratings.
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that lasted from 5 July to 27 August. The ship rejoined the fleet in September and ferried Allied prisoners of war back home. She arrived at
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AA gun in mid-1944. As part of her 1964–66 refit, the ship's aft torpedo tubes were removed to make room for a small
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on 28 December and was reduced to Category B Reserve on 14 March 1946 after being refitted in January–February.
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was sunk as a target on 25 March 1980, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Cape Town. The
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were added, one on each side of the hangar. The guns were replaced by two twin-gun turrets fitted with
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on 2 October 1943. Completed on 11 May 1944, the ship was assigned to the Eastern Fleet in the
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was placed in reserve in early 1953 to allow the navy to man her newly purchased sister ship,
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in August–September in preparation for the voyage to South Africa in company with her
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light AA guns on twin mounts. They also were equipped with two quadruple mounts for
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in 1947, to form the South Atlantic Reserve Force. The ship was purchased by the
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of 14 feet 6 inches (4.4 m). The ships were powered by a pair of
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escorted the main body of the fleet. The ship did much the same during
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after arriving home in December 1945. She was then transferred to
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from over the horizon, but had to be finished off by gunfire.
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The W-class ships displaced 1,710 long tons (1,740 t) at
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harbour and other targets in the Nicobar Islands as part of
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of 35 feet 8 inches (10.9 m) and a mean deep
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as their aircraft attacked targets in the Japanese-occupied
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continued to escort ships and screen operations during the
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was recommissioned on 28 August 1947 and was refitted at
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Mk 32 triple-barrelled anti-submarine torpedo tubes
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For 509:Wessex 497:, the 462:Wessex 427:AA gun 279:Length 80:Wessex 49:Wessex 1749:Salem 1631:Wager 1614:Kotor 1574:Whelp 1524:Yaffo 1512:Eilat 1484:Myngs 1377:Zebra 1372:(R81) 1363:Myngs 1339:(R78) 1331:(R59) 1324:(R59) 1322:Zebra 1294:Whelp 1287:Wager 920:Notes 835:Whelp 733:Govan 657:radar 645:ASDIC 600:knots 392:radar 383:ASDIC 355:Range 348:knots 343:Speed 102:Govan 2029:1981 2016:1979 1629:(ex- 1626:Pula 1617:(ex- 1584:(ex- 1572:(ex- 1560:(ex- 1527:(ex- 1515:(ex- 1482:(ex- 1470:(ex- 1421:Zest 1186:ISBN 1164:ISBN 1145:ISBN 1126:ISBN 1107:ISBN 1088:ISBN 1066:ISBN 1047:ISBN 900:hulk 870:and 838:and 753:and 689:and 572:beam 501:and 485:and 460:HMS 287:Beam 233:Fate 169:SAS 166:Name 140:Fate 76:Name 447:70 370:179 360:nmi 346:36 316:shp 227:JVR 2044:: 2000:, 1389:/ 1374:/ 1341:/ 1326:/ 1277:/ 928:^ 874:. 832:, 826:, 798:, 779:, 735:, 666:. 614:. 519:, 505:. 308:2 100:, 1703:e 1696:t 1689:v 1633:) 1621:) 1588:) 1576:) 1531:) 1519:) 1486:) 1251:e 1244:t 1237:v 1194:. 1172:. 1153:. 1134:. 1115:. 1096:. 1074:. 1055:. 465:( 272:) 265:) 34:. 20:)

Index

SAS Jan van Riebeeck
HMS Wessex

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan
South African Navy

South Africa
Jan van Riebeeck
frigate
W-class destroyer
standard load
deep load
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
shp
steam turbines
knots
nmi
ASDIC
Type 272
radar
Type 291
early-warning radar
4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom"
AA gun
Oerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in)
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charges

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