HMS Amethyst (F116)

Amethyst during the Second World War
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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Amethyst
BuilderAlexander Stephen and Sons, Govan
Laid down25 March 1942
Launched7 May 1943
Commissioned2 November 1943
IdentificationPennant number: U16 (later F116)
FateScrapped 19 January 1957
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement1,350 tons
Length283 ft (86 m)
Beam38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW)
Complement192 men + 1 cat
Armament

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.