HMS Blackwood (F78)

HMS Blackwood, 30 August 1957 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Blackwood
NamesakeHenry Blackwood
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
Laid down14 September 1953
Launched4 October 1955
Commissioned22 August 1957
IdentificationPennant number: F78
FateBroken up 1976
General characteristics
Class & typeBlackwood-class frigate (Type 14 frigate)
Displacement1,456 long tons (1,479 t) full load
Length310 ft (94.5 m)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 shaft; 1 steam turbine set
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement140
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Radar Type 974 navigation
  • Sonar Type 174 search
  • Sonar Type 162 target classification
  • Sonar Type 170 targeting
Armament

HMS Blackwood was the name ship of her class (also known as the Type 14-class frigate) of second-rate anti-submarine frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s.

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