HMS Amethyst (F116)
Amethyst during the Second World War | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Amethyst |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |
| Laid down | 25 March 1942 |
| Launched | 7 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 November 1943 |
| Identification | Pennant number: U16 (later F116) |
| Fate | Scrapped 19 January 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
| Complement | 192 men + 1 cat |
| Armament |
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HMS Amethyst was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Linthouse, Govan, Scotland on 25 March 1942, launched on 7 May 1943 and commissioned on 2 November 1943, with the pennant number U16. After the Second World War she was modified and redesignated as a frigate, and renumbered F116.