History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Owen |
Namesake | William Fitzwilliam Owen |
Ordered | 2 May 1943 |
Builder | Hall, Russell & Company |
Laid down | 30 September 1944 |
Launched | 19 October 1945 |
Commissioned | 2 August 1949 |
Decommissioned | 14 October 1965 |
Renamed |
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Identification | Pennant number K640 |
Fate | Scrapped 15 July 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bay-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 307 ft (94 m) o/a |
Beam | 38 ft 7 in (11.76 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 133 |
Armament |
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HMS Owen was a Bay-class frigate built for the Royal Navy during World War 2.