HMS Troubridge (R00)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Troubridge.

File:Troubridge 1969.JPG HMS Troubridge
History
UK
Name	HMS Troubridge (R00) & (F09)
Ordered	13 March 1941
Builder	John Brown
Laid down	10 November 1941
Launched	23 September 1942
Commissioned	8 March 1943
Converted	Type 15 frigate 1955 - 1957
Decommissioned	27 March 1969
Fate	Broken up May 1970
Status	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	T-class destroyer
Displacement	1,710 long tons (1,737 t) - 1,730 long tons (1,758 t) (standard nominal) 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) - 1,810 long tons (1,839 t) (actual) 2,505 long tons (2,545 t) - 2,545 long tons (2,586 t) (deep load)
Length	339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) oa
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Parsons geared turbines 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 40,000 shp
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	180-225
Armament	4 x 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4x1) 2 x 40mm Bofors (1x2) 8 x 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x4)
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 15 frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) full load
Length	358 ft (109 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers Steam turbines on 2 shafts 40,000 shp (30 MW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) (full load)
Complement	174
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Type 293Q target indication (later Type 993) Type 277Q surface search Type 974 navigation Type 262 fire control on director CRBF Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Sonar: Type 174 search Type 162 target classification Type 170 attack
Armament	1 × twin 4 in (100 mm) Mark 19 gun 1 × twin 40mm Bofors Mk.5 2 × Squid or Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars

HMS Troubridge (R00) was an T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.

Second World War Service

In 1943, she was sent to the Mediterranean, where she performed screening duties for major naval units. HMS Troubridge was one of the units that performed as a screen for HM Cruisers Aurora, Newfoundland, Orion, Penelope and Euryalus, in conjunction with Mediterranean Fleet destroyers and Motor Torpedo Boats for the surrender of Pantellaria on 10 May 1943. She provided support to offensives on Italian warships, provided anti-aircraft support, and was involved in the Allied effort to land in Sicily, Calabria, and Salerno. Other notable events involving HMS Troubridge was the sinking of the German submarine U-407. U-407 was sunk in the Mediterranean south of Milos, in position 36º27'N, 24º33'E, destroyed by depth charges dropped from HMS Troubridge, HMS Terpsichore, and the Polish destroyer ORP Garland. U-407's sinking also marked the disbandment of the 29th U-boat Flotilla. In 1944 Troubridge transferred to the far east and operated under US control. Amongst other engagements, she took part in the battle for Truc. She returned to Portsmouth in 1946.

Post War Service

After the Second World War, she was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate in 1955, with the new pennant number F09. In 1959 Troubridge took part in 'Navy Days' in Portsmouth during that year. Following this she was deployed to the West Indies.

She recommissioned on 7 September 1964 and was part of the 27th Escort squadron along with Galatea, Agincourt and Carysfort.

Troubridge was the punning inspiration for the fictional "HMS TrouTbridge" in the long-running Radio Comedy The Navy Lark. (The September 1967 episode is entitled Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee, which exactly accords with Troubridge's own September 1942 launch date). Troubridge also supplied the landing crew which rescued the marooned children at the end of the 1963 film version of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.

In a very different role, HMS Troubridge was used to depict the interior of the fictional "USS Bedford" in the 1965 cold-war film drama The Bedford Incident. British military equipment is visible in several shots, including a rack of Lee-Enfield rifles. Troubridge's novel forward-sloping bridge windows are also to be seen in the Bridge shots. (The Type 15 frigate used for the opening scenes is F159: HMS Wakeful).

Commanding Officers

From	To	Captain
1944	1946	Captain G F Burghard
1957	1959	Commander R L W Lancaster RN
1959	1959	Commander A H Young RN
1964	1965	Commander N J S Hunt MVO RN
1966	1968	Commander Richard Thomas RN

Publications

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.

External links

• Troubridge website