Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

The Type 12 or Whitby-class frigates were a six-ship class of anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy, which entered service late in the 1950s. They were designed in the early 1950s as first-rate ocean-going convoy escorts, in the light of experience gained during World War II. At this time, the Royal Navy were designing single-role escorts and the Whitbys were designed as fast convoy escorts capable of tackling high-speed submarines. However, this made the Whitbys more expensive and sophisticated to produce in large numbers in the event of a major war, and so the Type 14 "utility" or "second-rate" anti-submarine frigate was developed to complement the Type 12. Although themselves rapidly outdated, the Type 12 proved to be an excellent basis for a series of frigate designs used by the British and Commonwealth navies for the next 20 years.

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HMS Blackpool, HMS Eastbourne, HMS Scarborough, HMS Tenby, HMS Torquay, HMS Whitby, 

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  HMS Torquay ⓘ
  1954 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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  HMS Whitby ⓘ
  1954 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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  HMS Scarborough ⓘ
  1955 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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  HMS Tenby ⓘ
  1955 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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  HMS Eastbourne ⓘ
  1955 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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  HMS Blackpool ⓘ
  1957 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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1954 — 1992 Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate

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1956 HMS Torquay

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1956 HMS Whitby

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1957 HMS Scarborough

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1957 HMS Tenby

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1958 HMS Eastbourne

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1958 HMS Blackpool

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	1956	HMS Torquay	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1956	HMS Whitby	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1957	HMS Scarborough	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1957	HMS Tenby	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1958	HMS Eastbourne	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1958	HMS Blackpool	frigate, Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate	Wikidata