HMS Spey (K246)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spey.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A22010
HMS Spey passing ships in a convoy during the Second World War (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameSpey
NamesakeRiver Spey
BuilderSmiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down18 July 1941
Launched18 December 1941
Commissioned19 May 1942
IdentificationPennant number: K246
Honours and
awards
  • Atlantic 194-44
  • Normandy 1944
  • Burma 1944-45
FateSold to Egypt November 1948
Egypt
NameRasheed
AcquiredNovember 1948
FateScrapped, 1994
General characteristics
Class and typeRiver-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,370 long tons (1,390 t)
  • 1,830 long tons (1,860 t) (deep load)
Length
  • 283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
  • 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp
Speed20 knots (37.0 km/h)
Range440 long tons (450 t; 490 short tons) oil fuel; 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement107
Armament

HMS Spey (K246) was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN) from 1942 to 1948, subsequently sold to the Egyptian Navy.