Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Royal Navy — Frigate K316

HMS Drury

Captain-class frigate

Displacement
1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
Length
88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam
10.67 m (35 ft)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
Complement
198
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Service

  1. Royal Navy as HMS Drury12 April 1943 — 20 August 1945861 days of the war
  2. United States Navy as USS Drury20 August 1945 — 22 October 194513 days of the war
Captain-class frigate Particulars
Name
HMS Drury
Pennant / hull number
K316
Builder
Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down
12 February 1942
Launched
24 July 1942
Commissioned
12 April 1943
Decommissioned
22 October 1945
Struck
16 November 1945
Fate
Sold for scrapping, June 1946 (1946)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
Length
88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam
10.67 m (35 ft)
Draught
3.05 m (10 ft)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
Range
6,000 nmi (11,112 km)
Complement
198
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

HMS Drury was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number K316. Her keel was laid at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 February 1942. She entered service on 12 April 1943, having been launched on 24 July 1942.

46 ships of the class were built.

Displacement was 1,190 long tons. She measured 88.1 m (289 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 198.

Her main battery was three 76 mm (3 in) guns. Her machinery developed 6,000 shp through two shafts.

She served with the Royal Navy as HMS Drury until 20 August 1945. She then passed to the United States Navy, serving as USS Drury from 20 August 1945. She was in commission for 874 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 22 October 1945. She was struck from the register on 16 November 1945.

She was broken up for scrap in June 1946.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts; 4 diesel engines
Power
  • 6000 shp electric motors
Armament
  • 3 × single 3 in/50 Mk 22 guns
  • 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm
  • 9 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
  • 2 × Depth charge rails and four throwers

Sister ships

21 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HMS Drury on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.