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HMS Nottingham was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, named after the city of Nottingham, England.She was launched on 18 February 1980, and commissioned on 8 April 1983 as the sixth warship to bear the name.
On 1 July, she was beached and moved to a safer position two days later. Her back broke on 4 July, with her engines and boilers smashed. She was declared a total loss but considered floatable as her holds were watertight. Her guns and equipment were salvaged, an operation which was completed on 25 September. The aft section was salvaged at this ...
[citation needed] The first recorded use of the abbreviated form HMS was in 1789, in respect of HMS Phoenix. [1] From 1707 to circa 1800 HBMS (for His Britannic Majesty's Ship) was also used. [2] [3] Submarines in His Majesty's service also use the prefix HMS, standing for His Majesty's Submarine, though this is sometimes rendered HMS/m. [4]
Because both grades guarantee a minimum piece thickness – at least 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.35 mm) for HMS 1, and 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.175 mm) for HMS 2 – consignments have a high density. Both also have defined maximum dimensions (usually 60 in × 24 in or 1,524 mm × 610 mm), and should be prepared to facilitate handling and charging to a furnace.
HMS LST-402/LSE-53 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II.As with many of her class, the ship was never named.
HMS H49 was a British H-class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir.She was launched on 15 July 1919 [1] and commissioned on 25 October 1919. The submarine saw active service in the Second World War, but was sunk off the Netherlands by German patrol vessels on 18 October 1940.
The ships were 425 feet (130 m) in length with a beam of 56 feet (17.1 m), with a deadweight of around 10,000 tons and a speed of around 10 knots (19 km/h). The first standard to be used was the PF(B) of about 7,050 GRT. These incorporated one 30-ton, two 10-ton and eight 5-ton derricks for cargo handling. [2]
She was launched in 1652. Her dimensions were a keel of 85 feet 0 inches (25.91 metres) for tonnage calculation with a breadth of 18 feet 0 inches (5.49 metres) and a depth of hold of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 metres). Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 146 46 ⁄ 94 tons . Her draught was 9 feet 0 inches (2.74 metres). [3] [4]