HMS Ulster (R83) HMS Ulster was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II . She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate , with the new pennant number F83 . Ulster was the second vessel in Royal Navy history to have that name. With funds gathered through a Naval Savings Campaign in 1942 known as Warship Week , the ship was adopted by the civil community of Ulster's County Down .Specifications HMS Ulster had a displacement of 2091 tons when full and dimensions of long, wide and a draught of. She was powered by 2 Admiralty 3 drum type water boilers, which gave through twin shafts making a top speed of. Her range was. The crew complement was 180 hands. Armaments on the original construction and fitting consisted of: four 4.7-inch Mark IX guns, two 40mm Bofors , six QF 20mm Oerlikons and two quad-mounted 21-inch Mark IX torpedo tubes , as well as radar, sonar and depth charges .Service history In June 1943 construction was completed and Ulster went into duty in the English Channel . By the end of the year she would be on duty in the Mediterranean and Adriatic on anti-submarine missions, receiving damage from return fire. In April 1944 the destroyer would return to home waters and towards the end of the year would refit and have new radar and advanced warning systems installed.At the beginning of 1945 Ulster was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet with the pendant "D", in keeping with the American system.Pacific Ulster , while serving with the British Pacific Fleet , had a near miss by a Japanese kamikaze and a 500 lb bomb during Operation Iceberg , the invasion of Okinawa. Ulster had her machinery spaces blown in and had to be towed to Leyte for temporary repairs, whence it sailed for Australia. Two sailors died and one was seriously injured in the attack. Nearly six months after the attack in October 1945 Ulster made it back to HM Dockyard, Chatham in England to undergo full repairs.Post-War After the Second World War Ulster was mostly used as a training vessel and for reserve purposes. Between 1953 and 1956 she underwent a full conversion to a Type 15 frigate at Chatham Dockyard . In 1957 she joined the 8th Frigate Squadron . Soon she was on duty in Iceland, Azores, West Indies, Caribbean, and tours to the United States. In 1958 Ulster helped to restore power ashore in Nassau, Bahamas . In 1964 she was again put into reserve in Plymouth. A year later in 1965, Ulster was re-commissioned in the 2nd Frigate Squadron , but then in 1967 was withdrawn from operational service. In 1966, the heavily damaged stern was replaced with that of. During the late 1960s, Ulster was used by naval ratings from for seagoing training in the Sonar Control Room. In 1970 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days ; at the time she was the Navy's Navigational Training Ship. The destroyer was used as a training hulk at between 1974 and 1980. Finally in 1980 Ulster was bought by Thos W Ward and broken up.Commanding officers 1943–1944 Lieutenant Commander W.S. Donald, DSC, RN 1944–1945 Lieutenant Commander Ronald John Hanson , DSO, DSC, RN 1945–1946 Lieutenant John Trevor Kay, RN 1946 Lieutenant Commander H C Fox 4 June 1946 1946–1949 Lieutenant Commander Rycroft RN Oct 46 1949–1949 Lieutenant Commander A W Langridge DSC 30 March 1949 1949–1950 Lieutenant Commander L E Blackmore from 26 October 1949 1949–1952 Lieutenant Commander J Sampson 1953–1953 Lt Bailey & Lieutenant Commander G.J Shaw RN 1954–1955 Reserve Category 1956–1957 Lieutenant Commander A Card RN 1957–1958 Commodore G E Hunt from July 57 1958–1960 Commander Cameron Rusby RN 1960–1960 Lieutenant Commander D. J. Halifax 1960–1961 Commander J R C Johnston RN 1961–1963 Commander R.L Mayne RN 1963 Spring Commander J RC Johnston RN 1963 Winter Lieutenant Commander T R Duchesne RN 1964 No command 1965–1965 Lieutenant Commander R W Keogh RN 1966–1967 Lieutenant Commander A.H.N. Weeks RN 1967 Lieutenant Commander D R Cowling 30 January 1967 1968–1969 Lieutenant Commander J W F Briggs RN 1969–1969 Lieutenant Commander R. Phillips RN 1969–1970 Commander C T Chamberlain RN 1970 Lieutenant Commander A. R. Evans 1971–1972 Lieutenant Commander J L Weatherall RN 1973 Spring/Winter 1974 Spring Captain G G R Hunt RM 1974 Autumn Lieutenant Commander W J Corry RN 1975–1976 Lieutenant Commander W J Corry RN 1977 Lieutenant Commander D J Leach RNPublications
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