HMS Riou (K557)
HMS Riou (K557) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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HMS Riou (K557)
HMS Riou (K557) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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HMS Riou (K557) was a British ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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1943-12-14
1946-02-25
commissioning date
1943-12-14
completion date
1943-12-14
laying down
1943-08-04
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9,32688e+1
order date
1942-01-10
ship beam (μ)
1,12014e+1
ship launched
1943-10-23
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Returned to United States 25 February 1946
Sold for scrapping 21 April 1947
Transferred to United Kingdom 14 December 1943
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Ship armament
*3 × 3 in /50 Mk.22 guns
*1 × ...... harges
*QF 2-pounder naval gun
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United Kingdom
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Ship namesake
Captain Edward Riou , British ...... e Battle of Copenhagen in 1801
Ship notes
Pennant number K557
Ship propulsion
*Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D ...... ectric motors for
*Two shafts
Ship sensors
*SA & SL type radars
*Type 144 ...... tion Finding Type FH 4 antenna
Ship struck
1946-03-28
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HMS Riou (K557) was a British ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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