Ship "Index".
13b). - Frigates, type 14's.
This
class of ship, the type 14 "Blackwood class", was produced during
the 1950's as a much cheaper "Utility" A.S.W. Convoy Escort frigate.
Its task was
to solely hunt
submarines, a job at which they excelled.
They were only just over 1/2 the size
of the contemporary "type 12 - Whitby class Frigates", and had only 1/2 of their
powerplant.
They could still, however, achieve around 27 knots, on a good day,
which made them
perfectly adequate to chase, localize, and prosecute submarines,
even those versions, by then
just coming into service,
that had been updated using the knowledge gained from
studying captured
WW11 "German type XX1 u-boats".
The type 14's had a minimal gun
armament with only 3 x 40mm. bofors guns,
but they were well equipped to destroy
submarines with 2 x triple tubed "Limbo" mk.10 ASW Mortars, and 4 x
21" torpedo tubes.
( # ) indicates New or updated photo's. - Latest update Late May 2016. - earlier updates now unmarked.
7). Khukri. ( Indian Navy ) - 1 photo.
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