HMS Amethyst

HMS Amethyst was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Linthouse, Govan, Scotland on 25 March 1942, launched on 7 May 1943 and commissioned on 2 November 1943, with the pennant number U16. After the Second World War she was modified and redesignated as a frigate, and renumbered F116.

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F116
mass 1350 tonne, speed 20 knot, length 91.3 metre, beam 12 metre, draft 3.4 metre, 
sloop-of-war, Black Swan-class sloop, Royal Navy, Alexander Stephen and Sons, 

• naval-history.net page^@
• Ship Design Drawings archive page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

1943 HMS Amethyst

1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

1943-11-02T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-05-07T00:00:00Z

1943-05-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-03-25T00:00:00Z

1942-03-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

HMS Amethyst arriving at Hong Kong, 3 August 1949 RMG RS6783

HMS Amethyst WWII IWM A 30156

Able Seacat Simon, PDSA Animal Cemetery, Ilford

Frank Gillard Amethyst 1949

Crewmen of HMS Amethyst F-116

HMS Amethyst (F116) docked at Hong Kong IWM HU 129713

USS Des Moines (CA-134) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta, 18 October 1949 (IWM A31585)

Able Seacat Simon (43749324795)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Amethyst arriving at Hong Kong, 3 August 1949 RMG RS6783		Commons
commons	image		HMS Amethyst WWII IWM A 30156		Commons
commons	image		Able Seacat Simon, PDSA Animal Cemetery, Ilford		Commons
commons	image		Frank Gillard Amethyst 1949		Commons
commons	image		Crewmen of HMS Amethyst F-116		Commons
commons	image		HMS Amethyst (F116) docked at Hong Kong IWM HU 129713		Commons
commons	image		USS Des Moines (CA-134) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta, 18 October 1949 (IWM A31585)		Commons
commons	image		Able Seacat Simon (43749324795)		Commons