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Name | HMS Amethyst |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |
Laid down | 25 March 1942 |
Launched | 7 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 2 November 1943 |
Identification | Pennant number: U16 (later F116) |
Fate | Scrapped 19 January 1957 |
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Class and type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,350 tons |
Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
Complement | 192 men + 1 cat |
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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.