For other ships of the same name, see HMS Undine.
| HMS Undine (R42) | |
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 Undine in December 1943 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Undine (R42) |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft and Company |
| Laid down: | 18 March 1942 |
| Launched: | 1 June 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | U-class destroyer |
HMS Undine (R42) was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F141.
After the Suez Crisis she was part of British 6th frigate squadron in Mediterranean between years 1957 and 1958. In the years 1958/59 she engaged bombardments of EOKA's positions in the Cyprus mountains.
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References[]
- 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.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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