HMS Torquay

HMS Torquay was a Type 12 Whitby-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. They were the first frigates to have the "V" form hull. This evolutionary design made it possible to be driven in head sea without the usual slamming which occurs with conventional destroyers of the time. Each frigate cost 3.5 million pounds and the first ship completed was Torquay in May 1956.

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F43
Whitby-class anti-submarine frigate, frigate, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1956-05-10T00:00:00Z

1956-05-10T00:00:00Z

1956 HMS Torquay

1956-05-10T00:00:00Z

1956-05-10T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1985-03-23T00:00:00Z

1985-03-23T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1954-07-01T00:00:00Z

1954-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1953-03-11T00:00:00Z

1953-03-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

HMS Torquay (F43) underway c1961

17th Frigatesqn, 1963 (IWM)

PICT0188 A (40736743405)

HMS Torquay (11341520424)

HMS Torquay, HMS Tartar & HMS Active (11351212065)

HMS Torquay, HMS Tartar & HMS Active (11351212065)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		HMS Torquay (F43) underway c1961		Commons
commons	image		17th Frigatesqn, 1963 (IWM)		Commons
commons	image		PICT0188 A (40736743405)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Torquay (11341520424)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Torquay, HMS Tartar & HMS Active (11351212065)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Torquay, HMS Tartar & HMS Active (11351212065)		Commons