HMS Swale (K217)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swale.
HMS Swale (K217) was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN) from 1942 to 1955, loaned to the South African Navy for six months at the end of the Second World War.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Swale |
Namesake | River Swale |
Builder | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees |
Laid down | 19 August 1941 |
Launched | 16 January 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 June 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number: K217 |
Fate | Transferred on 26 July 1945 to South Africa as HMSAS Swale (K217). Returned to RN in January 1946. Scrapped on 26 February 1955. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | River-class frigate |
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Length | |
Beam | 36.5 ft (11.13 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load) |
Propulsion | 2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp |
Speed | 20 knots (37.0 km/h) |
Range | 440 long tons (450 t; 490 short tons) oil fuel; 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h) |
Complement | 107 |
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