HMS Rupert (K561)
The fourth HMS Rupert (K561) 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 1946.
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HMS Rupert (K561)
The fourth HMS Rupert (K561) 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 1946.
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The fourth HMS Rupert (K561) w ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.
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date of acquirement
1943-12-24
1946-03-20
commissioning date
1943-12-24
completion date
1943-12-24
laying down
1943-08-25
length (μ)
9,32688e+1
order date
1942-01-10
ship beam (μ)
1,12014e+1
ship launched
1943-10-31
status
Returned to United States 20 March 1946
Sold for scrapping 17 June 1946
Transferred to United Kingdom 24 December 1943
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38.927.423
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723.837.041
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Ship armament
*3 × 3 in /50 Mk.22 guns
*1 × ...... harges
*QF 2-pounder naval gun
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Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship namesake
Prince Rupert of the Rhine , R ...... ond and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars
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
1946-04-17
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58.31666666666667 -5.516666666666667
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The fourth HMS Rupert (K561) w ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.
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HMS Rupert (K561)
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5,831666666666667e+1
long
-5,516666666666667e+0
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HMS Rupert (K561)
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unnamed (DE-96)
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