Type 16 frigate - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Type 16 frigates were a class of British

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anti-submarine

Anti-submarine warfare

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frigate

Frigate

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s of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. They were based on the hulls of World War II

World War II

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-era destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s that had been rendered obsolete by rapid advances in technology. They were similar in concept to the Type 15 frigate

Type 15 frigate

The Type 15 frigate was a class of British anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy. They were conversions based on the hulls of World War II-era destroyers built to the standard War Emergency Programme "utility" design.-History:...

, but were a far more limited design rendered necessary by budget constraints.

Ships

Name	Pennant	Converted by	Fate
O and P-class O and P class destroyer The O and P class was a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy. Ordered in 1939, they were the first ships in the War Emergency Programme, also known as the 1st and 2nd Emergency Flotilla, respectively... conversion
	F98	Royal Dockyard, Rosyth Rosyth Rosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 12,790.... , 1952	Broken up, 1965
	F169	Royal Dockyard, Rosyth, 1954	Broken up, 1962
	F56	Harland & Wolff, Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... , 1953-1955	Broken up, 1967
T-class S and T class destroyer The S and T class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were built as two flotillas, known as the 5th and 6th Emergency Flotilla respectively and they served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II.-Design features:The S class, introduced the CP ... conversion
	F23	Mountstart Dry Docks, Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... , 1953-1954	Broken up, 1965
	F44	Royal Dockyard, Rosyth, 1951-1952	Broken up, 1965
	F189	Grayson Rollo Grayson Rollo and Clover Docks The Grayson Rollo and Clover shipyard was a ship repair and dry dock facility based at Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It was situated on the River Mersey between the former Cammell Laird yard and Woodside Ferry.... , Birkenhead Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool... , 1952-1953	Broken up, 1965
	F19	J. I. Thornycroft, Woolston, Hampshire, 1953-1954	Broken up, 1966
	F121	Grayson Rollo, Birkenhead, 1949-1950	Broken up, 1965
	F156	Mountstart Dry Docks, Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... , 1949-1950	Broken up, 1966
	F67	Harland & Wolff, Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... & Gordon Alison, Birkenhead Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool... , 1951-1953	Broken up, 1965

Ex-O class destroyers of the Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Navy

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Onslow

HMS Onslow (G17)

HMS Onslow was an O-class destroyer flotilla leader of the Royal Navy She was ordered from John Brown & Company at Clydebank, Glasgow on 3 September 1939. The ship was laid down on 1 July 1940 and launched on 31 March 1941. She was completed on 8 October 1941 at a cost of £416,942.Attached to the...

/ Tippu Sultan and Onslaught / Tughril were returned to the UK between 1957 and 1959 to be converted along the lines of the Type 16 frigate.

Ships

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