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'''HMS ''Onslaught'' (G04)''' was an [[O class destroyer|O-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which entered service in 1941. She was originally to have been named HMS ''Pathfinder'', but this was changed during building. She was adopted by the [[Isle of Wight]] as part of the [[Warship Week]] campaign in 1942. After the Second World War she was sold to Pakistan and scrapped in 1977.
'''HMS ''Onslaught''''' was an [[O and P-class destroyer|O-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which entered service in 1941. She was originally to have been named ''Pathfinder'', but this was changed during construction. She was adopted by the [[Isle of Wight]] as part of the [[Warship Week]] campaign in 1942. After the [[Second World War]] she was sold to Pakistan and scrapped in 1977.


==Second World War service==
==Second World War service==
On 19th June 1942 ''Onslaught'' was commissioned for service in the 17th Destroyer Flotilla, as part of the Home Fleet. She took part in convoy escort duties throughout the war, including the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoys]] and the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].<ref>http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-47O-HMS_Onslaught.htm</ref> She also undertook patrol duties in the English Channel during the Normandy Landings in 1944.
On 19th June 1942 ''Onslaught'' was commissioned for service in the 17th Destroyer Flotilla, as part of the Home Fleet. She took part in convoy escort duties throughout the war, including the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoys]] and the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-47O-HMS_Onslaught.htm |title=HMS Onslaught (G04) - O-class destroyer |publisher=naval-history.net |accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref> She also undertook patrol duties in the [[English Channel]] during the [[Invasion of Normandy|Normandy landings]] in 1944.


==Postwar service==
==Postwar service==
''Onslaught'' remained in commission after VJ Day and in September 1945 was deployed for training duties at Portsmouth Gunnery School, HMS ''Excellent''. In December she was detached to take part in [[Operation Deadlight]], the destruction of surrendered U-Boats in the [[Northwestern Approaches]]. Between 1946 and 1949 she was used as a Submarine target ship in the Clyde. The ship was paid off early in 1950 and put on the Disposal List. She was transferred to the [[Pakistan Navy]] on 3rd March 1951 and renamed PNS ''Tugril''.<ref>Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p195</ref>
''Onslaught'' remained in commission after [[Victory over Japan Day|VJ Day]] and in September 1945 was deployed for training duties at Portsmouth Gunnery School, HMS ''Excellent''. In December she was detached to take part in [[Operation Deadlight]], the destruction of surrendered [[U-Boat]]s in the [[Northwestern Approaches]]. Between 1946 and 1949 she was used as a submarine target ship in the Clyde. The ship was paid off early in 1950 and put on the Disposal List. She was transferred to the [[Pakistan Navy]] on 3 March 1951 and renamed PNS ''Tugril''.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Blackman, Raymond V B |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd |location=London |pages=195}}</ref>


In 1957 the ship was converted at Liverpool to a Type-16 Anti-Submarine Frigate and remained on the Active List until 1975.<ref>Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 16</ref> She was scrapped in 1977.
In 1957 the ship was converted at Liverpool to a Type 16 anti-submarine [[frigate]] and remained on the Active List until 1975.<ref>{{cite book|last=Critchley |first=Mike |title=British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers |publisher=Maritime Books |location=Liskeard, UK |date=1982 |isbn=0-9506323-9-2 |pages=16}}</ref> She was scrapped in 1977.


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 14:10, 4 April 2015

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Onslaught.
HMS Onslaught FL17021
HMS Onslaught during the Second World War
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Onslaught
Ordered3 September 1939
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down14 January 1941
Launched9 October 1941
Commissioned19 June 1942
IdentificationPennant number: G04 later D04
FateTransferred to Pakistan, 6 March 1951
History
Pakistan
NameTughril
Acquired6 March 1951
IdentificationPennant number F204 changed to 261 in 1963
FateScrapped 1977
General characteristics
Class and typeO-class destroyer
Displacement1,540 long tons (1,560 t)
Length345 ft (105 m) o/a
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × Pearson geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
2 shafts
Speed37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range3,850 nmi (7,130 km) at 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Endurance472 tons oil
Complement175+
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
• 4 × single QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mark IX guns on mounting CP Mk.XVIII

• 1 × single QF 4 in gun Mk.V on mounting HA Mk.III
• 1 × quad QF 2-pdr "pom-pom" mount Mk.VII
• 6 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns
• 1 × quad 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk.IX torpedoes
• 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges

HMS Onslaught was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which entered service in 1941. She was originally to have been named Pathfinder, but this was changed during construction. She was adopted by the Isle of Wight as part of the Warship Week campaign in 1942. After the Second World War she was sold to Pakistan and scrapped in 1977.

Second World War service

On 19th June 1942 Onslaught was commissioned for service in the 17th Destroyer Flotilla, as part of the Home Fleet. She took part in convoy escort duties throughout the war, including the Arctic convoys and the Battle of the Atlantic.[1] She also undertook patrol duties in the English Channel during the Normandy landings in 1944.

Postwar service

Onslaught remained in commission after VJ Day and in September 1945 was deployed for training duties at Portsmouth Gunnery School, HMS Excellent. In December she was detached to take part in Operation Deadlight, the destruction of surrendered U-Boats in the Northwestern Approaches. Between 1946 and 1949 she was used as a submarine target ship in the Clyde. The ship was paid off early in 1950 and put on the Disposal List. She was transferred to the Pakistan Navy on 3 March 1951 and renamed PNS Tugril.[2]

In 1957 the ship was converted at Liverpool to a Type 16 anti-submarine frigate and remained on the Active List until 1975.[3] She was scrapped in 1977.

Notes

  1. ^ "HMS Onslaught (G04) - O-class destroyer". naval-history.net. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Blackman, Raymond V B (ed.). Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. p. 195.
  3. ^ Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 16. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.

References

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