HMS Owen (K640)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Owen
Namesake	William Fitzwilliam Owen
Ordered	2 May 1943
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company
Laid down	30 September 1944
Launched	19 October 1945
Commissioned	2 August 1949
Decommissioned	14 October 1965
Renamed	Loch Muick; Thurso Bay;
Identification	Pennant number K640
Fate	Scrapped 15 July 1970
General characteristics
Class & type	Bay-class frigate
Displacement	1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard; 2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full;
Length	307 ft (94 m) o/a
Beam	38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
Draught	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Installed power	5,500 ihp (4,100 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	133
Armament	4 × 3-pounder saluting guns; Minesweeping gear aft;

HMS Owen was a Bay-class frigate built for the Royal Navy during World War 2.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Owen
Namesake	William Fitzwilliam Owen
Ordered	2 May 1943
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company
Laid down	30 September 1944
Launched	19 October 1945
Commissioned	2 August 1949
Decommissioned	14 October 1965
Renamed	Loch Muick Thurso Bay
Identification	Pennant number K640
Fate	Scrapped 15 July 1970
General characteristics
Class & type	Bay-class frigate
Displacement	1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard 2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full
Length	307 ft (94 m) o/a
Beam	38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
Draught	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Installed power	5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	133
Armament	4 × 3-pounder saluting guns Minesweeping gear aft