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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
NEW ZEALAND
ESCORTS
BLACKPOOL frigate (1958/1966)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | F77 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 20.12.1954 | 14.2.1957 | 14.8.1958 // 7.6.1966 | to United Kingdom 4.1971 (Blackpool) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2150 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2560 |
| Length, m | 109.7 pp 112.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
| Draught, m | 3.90 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Yarrow geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 30000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | oil 370 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 120/45 Mk 6, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Limbo ASW mortars |
| Electronic equipment | type 275, type 993, type 974 or type 978 radars, type 166, type 170, type 174 sonars, UA-3 ECM suite |
| Complement | 152 |
Standard scale images
Blackpool 1970
Project history
The Whitby class frigate Blackpool was lent by the RNZN for five years until HMNZS Canterbury was complete.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
