HMS Plym (K271)

HMS Plym underway on 12 May 1943
History
United Kingdom
NamePlym
NamesakeRiver Plym
BuilderSmiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down1 August 1942
Launched4 February 1943
Commissioned16 May 1943
Decommissioned1952
IdentificationPennant number: K271
FateDestroyed on 3 October 1952 in the Operation Hurricane nuclear bomb test in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia.
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 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Endurance646 long tons (656 t) oil fuel
Complement140
Armament

HMS Plym (K271) was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Navy between 1943 and 1952. The ship was destroyed in the United Kingdom's first nuclear weapon test, Operation Hurricane in 1952.