HMS Murray (F91)
{{short description|1956 Type 14 or Blackwood-class frigate of the Royal Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Ausländische Kriegsschiffe an der Tirpitzmole zur Kieler Woche 1967 (Kiel 41.602).jpg |Ship caption=HMS Murray (left) visiting Kiel, Germany, in 1967 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name=HMS Murray |Ship namesake=George Murray |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |Ship laid down=30 November 1953 |Ship launched=25 February 1954 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=5 June 1956 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship identification=Pennant number: F91 |Ship fate=Broken up 1970 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Blackwood|frigate}} (Type 14 frigate) |Ship displacement={{convert|1456|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=in}} full load |Ship length={{convert|310|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship draught={{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship power=*2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
|Ship propulsion=1 shaft; 1 steam turbine set |Ship speed={{convert|27|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|5200|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn}} |Ship complement=140 |Ship sensors=*Radar Type 974 navigation
|Ship EW= |Ship armament=*3 × 40 mm Bofors gun
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HMS Murray (F91) was one of a dozen Blackwood-class frigate (also known as the Type 14 class) of second-rate anti-submarine frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s. She was named for George Murray, who served during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Description
The Blackwood class displaced {{convert|1180|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|1456|LT|t}} at deep load. They had an overall length of {{convert|310|ft|1}}, a beam of {{convert|33|ft|1}} and a draught of {{convert|15|ft|1}}. The ships were powered by one English Electric geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The turbine developed a total of {{convert|15000|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}.Marriott, p. 66 The Blackwoods had a range of {{convert|4500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|12|kn}}. Their complement was 140 officers and ratings.Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon, p. 515
The ships were armed with three Bofors 40 mm guns in single mounts. The mount on the quarterdeck was later removed as it was unusable in heavy seas. They were equipped with two triple-barrelled Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars. The Blackwood-class ships had the same sonar suite as the larger {{sclass|Whitby|frigate}}s where the Limbo mortars were controlled by three sonars, the Type 174 search set, Type 162 target-classification set and the Type 170 'pencil beam' targeting set to determine the bearing and depth of the target.Marriott, pp. 55, 66, 69
Construction and career
Murray was laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons at their Govan shipyard on 30 November 1953, launched on 25 February 1954 and completed on 5 June 1956. The ship is featured with other Type 14 frigates in the 1960 Norman Wisdom film The Bulldog Breed. The ship was also shown working with coastal command, practicing submarine hunting, in a coastal command training film from the 1950s.
Notes
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Bibliography
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book|last=Critchley |first=Mike |date=1986 |title=British Warships Since 1945: Part 5: Frigates |location=Liskeard, UK |publisher=Maritime Books |isbn=0-907771-13-0}}
- {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers and Frigates, the Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6}}
- {{cite book|last1=Gardiner|first1=Robert|last2=Chumbley|first2=Stephen|last3=Budzbon |first3=Przemysław|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995|year=1995|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=1-55750-132-7|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book|last=Marriott |first=Leo |date=1983 |title=Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983|location=Shepperton, Surrey, UK |publisher=Ian Allan |isbn=0-7110-1322-5}}
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