HMS Nereide (U64)
HMS Nereide anchored on 15 May 1946. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nereide |
| Namesake | Nereid |
| Ordered | 5 October 1942 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard, Kent |
| Laid down | 15 February 1943 |
| Launched | 29 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1950s |
| Identification | Pennant number: U64 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1958 |
| 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 |
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HMS Nereide was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Chatham Dockyard, Kent on 15 February 1943, launched on 29 January 1944 and commissioned on 3 May 1946, with the pennant number U64.