For other ships of the same name, see HMS Urchin.
| HMS Urchin (R99) | |
|---|---|
 Urchin off Greenock, September 1943 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Urchin (R99) |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 28 March 1942 |
| Launched: | 8 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 24 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1964 |
| Fate: | scrapped 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | U-class destroyer |
HMS Urchin (R99) 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 F196. She served off Iceland during the 'Cod wars' in 1959.
Notes[]
Publications[]
- History of HMS Urchin at naval-history.net
- 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.
Urchin wearing the BPF pennant "D28", as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15) off Japan in August 1945.
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