| HMS Berwick (F115) | |
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| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Berwick (F115) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff |
| Laid down: | 16 June 1958 |
| Launched: | 15 December 1959 |
| Completed: | 1 June 1961 |
| Homeport: | Plymouth |
| Identification: | Pennant number: F115 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, August 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Rothesay class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,490 tonnes |
| Length: | 112.8m |
| Beam: | 12.5m |
| Crew: | 250 |
| Armament: | 2 × 4.5" ( 114mm ) guns, seacat missile & triple barrelled a/s mortars |
| Aircraft carried: | Wasp helicopter |
HMS Berwick was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Harland & Wolff and launched on 15 December 1959 .
Operational Service[]
The ship was a member of the Matchmaker fleet in 1965. During the Beira Patrol, she stopped and arrested SS Manuella for attempting to run the oil blockade of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at Easter 1966. Berwick was re-fitted with helicopter landing facilities in 1967.
From July 1975 to April 1976, she went around the world via the Suez and Panama canals. Other ships in the flotilla included Ajax, Plymouth, Llandaff, Rothesay and Glamorgan. Destinations included Gibraltar, Malta, Egypt (Port Said), India (Madras), Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia (Fremantle, Hobart and Sydney), New Zealand (Nelson and Timaru), Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, California (San Diego and Long Beach), Panama and finally Curaçao.
In 1977, she attended the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review with sisterships Plymouth and Rothesay. At this time she was part of the 8th Frigate Squadron.[1]
Berwick was sunk as a target ship in August 1986 by a Tigerfish torpedo fired from the submarine Tireless.
Commanding Officers[]
| From | To | Captain | |
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| 1961 | 1963 | Commander David Dunbar-Nasmith RN | |
| 1966 | 1966 | Commander Richard Fitch RN | |
| 1977 | 1977 | Commander W W F Chatterton-Dickson RN | |
| 1977 | 1982 | Commander John Tolhurst RN | 1982 1983 Commander Robin Fisher RN |
References[]
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
Publications[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Marriot, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd. ISBN 07110 1322 5
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