VICTOR SCHOELCHER (F725)

A acompanhar o "Jeanne d'Arc" na visita ao Porto da Horta, veio o aviso-escoltador "Victor Schoelcher", aqui ficam alguns dados sobre este navio.

General Information

Dimensions: 102.70 (ht) x 10.80 x 4.35 meters

Displacement: 1960 t Lightship (2170 tcf)

Range: Nq 2300 to 26 kts, 7500 nq at 16.5 knots

Detection

A surveillance radar combined DRBV-22A

1 Decca 1226 navigation radar

A fire control radar DRBC-32C

1 sonar DUBA3; 1 Sonar SQS17

EW

1 radar detector-16 ARBR

2 decoy launchers Dagaie

Crew

9 officers + 66 + 91 petty officers and sailors QM

Energy - Propulsion

Engines: 4 Pielstick diesel MTES-PC12

Propellers: 2 fans

Power: 16,000 HP (11,700 KW)

Power Plant: 4 diesel-generators

Power supply: 1280 kilowatts (4 x 320 kW)

Maximum speed: 26 knots

Armament

4 missiles MM38 Exocet

2 100 mm cannons antiaircraft model 1953

2 40mm antiaircraft guns

A 305mm mortar

6 550mm torpedo tubes for torpedo anti-submarine L3

2 12.7mm machine guns

Netmarine.net

LA JEANNE D'ARC (R97)

No dia 26 de Outubro de 1971, chegou ao Porto da Horta, mais um navio emblemático das Forças Navais Francesas, o porta-helicópteros Jeanne d'Arc.

Specifications:

Type: Cruiser helicopter carrier

Length: 181.38 m

Draught: 7.3 m

Air draft: 52 m

Travel: 13,270 tons full load

Propulsion: 2 groups of 2 turbines

4 automatic heating boilers

2 fans

Power: 40,000 bhp (29,420 kW)

Speed: 30,9nd (57 km / h)

Military Specifications:

Armament: 6 sea-sea missile Exocet MM 38

2 turrets of 100mm Mle 53

Aircraft: 8 combat helicopters

Outreach 7 500nq to 15 nd (13 890 km to 27.8 km / h)

And 3 000nq to 27nd (5 556 km to 50 km / h) - 90 days' rations

Other Features :

Electronics: 1 Naval Radar DRBV D-22

1 radar DRBV-51

Racal Decca radar DRBN 2-34

3 A-32 radar DRBC

1 sonar DUBV-24

1 detector ARBR-16

1-10 interceptor ARBX

A noisemaker SLQ-25 Nixie towed

TACAN: NRBP-20

A system identification friend or foe NRBI-50

Crew: 677 people

(46 officers including 16 instructors, 158 students officers, 473 crew)

Shipyard: Arsenal de Brest

Home port: Brest

Indicative: R97

(wikipédia)

Fotos - Internet

UMA FOTO DE SONHO PARA QUALQUER SPOTTER

ARMADA FRANCESA E NÃO SÓ...

No dia 28 de Abril de 1973, noticiava o jornal "O Telégrafo" o seguinte:

" A visita do porta-aviões "Foch" e do escoltador "Bouvet" trará ao porto da Horta 2,794 marinheiros da Armada Francesa."  (previsto para o dia 7 de Maio)

foto - Francisco Gonçalves 07/05/1973

De facto, confirmou-se estas duas visitas, e pelos vistos mais algumas que não estavam nos planos:

Jornal "Correio da Horta" - 7 de Maio de 1973

"3500 Estrangeiros na Horta, Porta-aviões "Foch", Escoltador "Bouvet", Transatlântico "Statendam"

Se o tempo fosse o que é habitual neste mês de Maio, a Horta teria tido um dos seus grandes dias de turismo. E a baía, com a presença dos dois barcos da marinha de guerra francesa, o porta-aviões Foch, o escoltador "Bouvet, e o luxuoso transatlântico holandês, além de três navios de nacionalidade Portuguesa surtos no porto, engalanou-se de maneira a recordar os seus velhos tempos."

O Escoltador "Bouvet" D624   photo - Wikipédia

Displacement: 2750 tons standard, 3740 tons full load

 Length: 128.6 m

 Beam: 12.7 m

 Draught: 5.4 m

 Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 boilers, 63,000 hp

 Speed: 34 knots

 Range: 5000 nmi at 18 knots

 Armament:

 6 - 127mm guns (3 twin turrets)

6 - 57mm guns (3 twin turrets)

4 - 20mm guns (4x1)

12 - 50 mm torpedos tubes (4x3)

 Crew: 347 

O Porta-aviões "Foch" R99   photo - Wikipédia

Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier

 Length: 265 m (869 ft 5 in)

 Beam: 51.2 m (168 ft 0 in)

Draught: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)

 

 Propulsion: 6 × Indret boilers
4 × steam turbines 126,000 hp (94 MW)
2 shafts

 Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)

 Range: 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)

Complement: 1,338 men, including 64 officers

 (1,920 men including the air group. 984 men if only helicopters are carried.)

 Sensors and processing systems: • 1 × DRBV-23B air search radar
• 1 × DRBV-50 low-altitude or surface search radar

 (later replaced by a DRBV-15)
• 1 × NRBA-50 approach radar
• 1 × DRBI-10 tri-dimensional air search radar
• Several DRBC-31 fire-control radar (later DRBC-32C)
• DRBN-34 navigation radars

 Armament: • 8 × 100 mm turrets (originally) ;

 in the 90s, 4 are replaced by 2 × SACP Crotale EDIR systems,
 with 52 missiles
• 5 × 12.7 mm machine guns

Aircraft carried: About 40 aircraft:
• 15 × Super Étendard
• 4 × Étendard IVP
• 10 × F-8E (FN) Crusader
• 6 × Alizé
• 2 × Dauphin Pedro helicopters
• 2 × Super Frelon helicopters

Statendam  (1958)   photo - Cruise Critic

"Launched at Schiedam on 12 June, 1956, the Statendam was from the outset primarily a tourist-class vessel, with just 84 First Class passengers accommodated on the top of the vessel, the rest being for nearly 900 in tourist class. She operated in tandem with the 1938 Nieuw Amsterdam and 1959 Rotterdam on the transatlantic run in the summer and made cruises, including 'round-the-world, in winter, until 1966 when she began cruising full time, first in the Pacific, then the Caribbean, and finally Alaska in 1981.In 1982, the Statendam was sold to the French Paquet Cruises and renamed Rhapsody. She continued to sail Alaska in the summer and the Caribbean in the winter, and during this period collided with a coral reef.In 1986, the ship was sold again, this time to Greek-owned Regency Cruises. Renamed the Regent Star, she was converted to diesel power at Piraeus and began cruising again.When Regency Cruises folded, she was laid up in Greece. She was scrapped in India in 2004."  in - The Late Great Ocean Liners

 

Horta  foto - enautica.pt

Ribeira Grande   foto - Fotomar (Matosinhos)

No cais comercial, vemos 2 navios dos "Carregadores Açoreanos", o Horta e o Ribeira Grande, aqui ficam alguns detalhes:

Horta (1949-1980) 

Ano de construção: 1949
Estaleiro: Blyth Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Local de construção: Blyth, Grã-Bretanha

Tonelagem bruta: 2586
Tonelagem líquida: 1148

Comprimento: 100.07 m
Boca: 14.56 m
Calado: 5.86 m

Propulsão: motor Diesel 2 tempos, tipo "Doxford"
Velocidade de cruzeiro: 14 nós

Tripulação: 29
Passageiros: 12

Porto de registo: Ponta Delgada

A 11 de Dezembro de 1972 foi transferido para a Empresa Insulana de Navegação em consequência da junção das duas companhias. Em Fevereiro de 1974 foi transferido para a frota da Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Marítimos (CTM) em resultado da aquisição da Insulana pelo Estado Português. Finalmente, em 1980 foi imobilizado e desmantelado para sucata. (enautica.pt)

Ribeira Grande (1948-1987)

Ano de construção: 1949
Estaleiro: A.Vuijk & Zonen
Local de construção: Holanda

Tonelagem bruta: 2388
Tonelagem líquida: 1294

Comprimento: 106.52 m
Boca: 14.50 m
Calado: 5.10 m

Propulsão: 1 motor Diesel 3.900 hp
Velocidade de cruzeiro: 14 nós

Porto de registo: Ponta Delgada

A 11 de Dezembro de 1972 foi transferido para a Empresa Insulana de Navegação em consequência da junção das duas companhias. Em Fevereiro de 1974 foi transferido para a frota da Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Marítimos (CTM) em resultado da aquisição da Insulana pelo Estado Português. Finalmente, em 1987 foi vendido para demolição em Lisboa. (Navios e navegadores)

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Para finalizar, acho que vale a pena mencionar também dois atuneiros visiveis na foto, são eles:

Pérola do Faial (verde) - propriedade do Sr.Olímpio da ourivesaria com o mesmo nome.

Dom João de Castro (vermelho) - propriedade da Cofaco, construído por mestre Júlio Nunes de Matos em Stº.Amaro do Pico e lançado ao mar no dia 10 de Agosto de 1961. Tinha de comprimento 18.83m , 5.25 m de Boca e 2.03 de Pontal, ostentou a matrícula H-85-C e foi abatido no dia 31-12-1992.  (Maresias)

LA CAPRICIEUSE (P684)

"Continuant sa route vers la Métropole, La Capricieuse relâche à Saint Martin (2 au 4 avril), Road Bay (Anguilla - 4 au 6 avril), Horta (Açores - 13 au 18 avril 1995)."

In - Netmarine.net

Caractéristiques techniques:

Type : Patrouilleur

Longueur : 54,80 mètres

Maître-bau : 8 mètres

Tirant d’eau : 2,54 mètres

Tirant d’air : 17,10 mètres

Déplacement : 373 tonnes et 480 tonnes à pleine charge

Propulsion : 2 diesels SEMT Pielstick 16-PA4-200 VGDS, 2 hélices

Puissance : 8 000 chevaux

Vitesse : 23 nœuds

Caractéristiques militaires:

Armement : 1 canon de 40 millimètres

1 canon de 20 millimètres F2

2 mitrailleuses de 7,62 millimètres

Rayon d’action : 4 200 nautiques à 15 nœuds

in - fr.academic.ru

GUÉPRATTE (D632)

Fez a sua única escala no Porto da Horta em 1967, como se pode comprovar no seguinte link:

http://www.netmarine.net/bat/ee/guepratte/escales.htm

General characteristics:

Displacement: 2750 tons standard, 3740 tons full load

Length: 128.6 m

Beam: 12.7 m

Draught: 5.4 m

Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 boilers, 63,000 hp

Speed: 34 knots

Range: 5000 nmi at 18 knots

Complement: 347

Armament: 6 - 127mm guns (3 twin turrets)

6 - 57mm/60 modèle 1951 guns (3 twin turrets)

4 - 20mm guns (4x1)

12 - 550mm torpedo tubes (4x3)

In - Wikipédia

Photo - alabordache.fr

H.M.S. GAMBIA (C48) & H.M.S. GLASGOW (C21)

"The Gambia sailed from Plymouth on 12 December (1943) and arrived at Horta in the Azores three days later. During the next fortnight she and the Glasgow patrolled a line about 500 miles north-northwest of the islands, relieving each other at intervals to refuel at Horta."

in - nzetc.org.

H.M.S. GAMBIA

General characteristics:

Displacement: 8,530 tonnes standard

10450 tons full load

Length: 169.3 m (555.5 ft)

Beam: 18.9 m (62 ft)

Draught: 5.0 m (16.5 ft)

Propulsion: Four oil fired three-drum Admiralty-type boilers

four-shaft geared turbines

four screws

54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp)

Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)

Range: 6520 nmi at 13 knots

Complement: 730

Armament: Twelve BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns (4 × 3),

eight 4 inch guns (4 × 2),

eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4 × 2) guns,

3 quadruple 2 pounder ("pom-pom") AA mounts, 12 20 mm AA (6 × 2) guns.

Six 21 inch (2 × 3) torpedo tubes

Armour: 83 mm,

deck: 51 mm,

turrets: 51 mm,

Director control tower: 102 mm.

Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft

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H.M.S. GLASGOW

General characteristics:

Displacement: 9,100 tons standard

11,350 tons full load

Length: 558 ft (170 m)

Beam: 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)

Draught: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)

Propulsion: Four-shaft Parsons geared turbines

Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers

75,000 shp

Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)

Complement: 748

Armament: Original Configuration:

Twelve[1] BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns[2] in triple turrets

 (one aft turret later removed for eight 40 mm Bofors guns)

Eight 4 inch (105 mm) guns

Eight 40.5 mm guns

Eight 0.5 inch (13 mm) machine-guns

Six 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (later removed)

Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft.

in - Wikipédia

REGISTO DE PASSAGENS

H.M.S. TERMAGANT (R89)

11/12/1943 -  Detached to Horta, Azores to fuel

18/12/1943 -  Left Horta to join screen of KING GEORGE V

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H.M.S. AMBUSCADE (D38)

16-08-1928 - Return passage to UK from Bermuda with call at Fayal, Azores

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H.M.S. VOLUNTEER (D71)

Outubro 1943 - Deployed with 5th and 4th Escort Groups for escort of convoys

 to the Azores. (Operation ALACRITY to establish allied air bases

 on Fayal and Terceira).

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H.M.S. WHITESAND BAY (K633)

02/10/1948 - Took passage to Horta, Azores.

05/10/1948 -  At Horta and sailed same day.

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in - Naval History

Photos -  photoship.co.uk

- navy photos

- battleships-cruisers.co.uk

MALONE (PC-553)

SUBMARINE CHASER

(dp. 280; l. 173'8"; b. 23'; dr. 6'6" (mean); s. 22 k.; cpl. 65; a. 18", 1 40mm., 3 20mm., 2 dct.;)

"Malone (PC‑553) was laid down as PC‑553 by Sullivan Dry Dock & Repair Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., 20 December 1941; launched 30 May1942; sponsored by Miss Marjorie M. McAllister; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 12 October 1942, Ens. Benjamin T. Fairchild, USNR, in command.

On 12 November PC‑558 got underway for shakedown off Boston, Mass. She returned to New York for patrol and escort duty with the eastern sea frontier based at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, into late 1943.

PC‑553 sailed for Norfolk, Va., 21 December, arriving 2 days later. On 5 January 1944 she departed Norfolk in convoy, reaching Horta, Azores, the 17th to report for duty with the 12th Fleet. The submarine chaser spent the next year supporting the European war with patrol, escort, and supply operations out of Dartmouth, Plymouth, and Devon, England. After the German surrender of 7 May 1945, PC‑553 got underway 6 June in convoy from Le Havre, France, for the east coast, arriving Key West, Fla., in late June."

in - Naval Historical Center

Photos - Navsource (E.J. Comeau)

H.M.S. WESTCOTT (D47)

General characteristics

Displacement: 1,100 tons

Length: 300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m)p/p

Beam: 26.75 ft (8.15 m)

Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11..25 ft (3.4 m) in deep

Propulsion: 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers

Brown-Curtis steam turbines

2 shafts

27,000 shp

Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)

Range: 320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km)

 at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,700 km)

at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)

Complement: 110

Armament: 4 x QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45), mount P Mk.I

2 x QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) or;

1 x QF 3 inch 20 cwt (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II

6 (2x3) tubes for 21 in torpedoes

in - Wikipédia

"February 1st  (1942) Arrived at Horta and carries out an anti-submarine operation with HMS CROOME and HMS EXMOOR against U-Boats waiting for LLANGIBBY CASTLE leave under tow of tug  THAMES for passage to Gibraltar.

February 2nd Rammed and sank U581 off Pico Island, Azores in position 38.24N 28.30W., 39 survivors rescued."

in - Naval History

H.M.S. EXMOOR (L08)

January 1942

"Took passage from Gibraltar with HM Destroyers CROOME and WESTCOTT to escort troop ship LLANGIBBY CASTLE which had been damaged by U402 whilst in Convoy WS15 and was at Horta, Azores."

in - Naval History

                          

Photo - Photoship.co.uk

H.M.S. CROOME (L62)

"U.402 damaged Steamer LLANGIBBY CASTLE (12,053grt) in 46-04N, 19-06W. Of 181 crew, 11 gunners, 1168 RN, RAF and military passengers, 26 passengers were lost. The steering gear and rudder was completely destroyed. German aircraft attacked her on the 19th and she arrived at Fayal, Azores the same day for light repairs. One crewman and one passenger were interned by the Portuguese at Fayal.

Destroyers WESTCOTT, EXMOOR, and CROOME departed Gibraltar on the 28th to refuel from oiler DINGLEDALE prior to escorting the damaged troopship.

WESTCOTT sank U.581 southeast of Fayal Channel in 39N, 30W on 2 February. Four crew were lost and 41rescued by the destroyer.

On 2 February 1942, the troopship departed Horta with CROOME, EXMOOR, WESTCOTT and tug THAMES.They were joined by destroyers LAFOREY and BLANKNEY, which departed Gibraltar on 4 February, and corvette PENTSTEMON, which was returning from escort duty. Destroyers LIGHTNING and WHITEHALL departed Gibraltar on 7 February, WISHART and VIDETTE from convoy OG.79 were ordered to join on 7 February. Destroyer WESTCOTT arrived at Gibraltar on 7 February. Destroyer WIVERN and the 37th Escort Group, just arriving with convoy OG.79, of sloops BLACK SWAN, FOWEY and corvettes BLUEBELL, CAMPION, CARNATION, LA MALOUINE, MALLOW, MYOSOTIS, and STONECROP departed Gibraltar on 8 February. All ships arrived safely on 8 February.

The troops on board were transferred to troopships ULSTER MONARCH and ROYAL ULSTERMAN for transport to Freetown. LLANGIBBY CASTLE was later sent on to the UK for repairs."

in - Naval History

Photo - Wikipédia

H.M.S. COOKE (K471)

"O Telégrafo" - 11 de Fevereiro de 1946

" - Também a tomar óleo entrou hoje a fragata Inglêsa «Cooke», de 1.500 toneladas, 75 tripulantes, procedente de Holl e destino a Boston. Consignaram-se ao S.B.N.O."

Photo - ussdempsey.com

Length: 93.27 m

Width: 11.28 m

Draught: 2.9 m

Displacement / max: 1420 tons / 1720 tons

Crew: 220

Drive

2 x generators, 2 x General Electric turbine

Performance: 120000sHP

Speed: 24 knots

Range: 5500nm when 15u

Equipment

3 x 76.2 mm (2x1/50-dp)

2-4 x 28mm (1x2-2x2) / 4 x 40pom-pom AA (1x4)

August 6, 1910 x 20mm AA gun (6/8/10x1)

2 x caster hlubiných charges (Hedgehog)

4 x hlubiných bomb thrower

2 x slide (depth charge tracks)  - in Navsource

ex-Dempsey (DE-267)

Pesquisa jornais - Aurélio Vieira


USS ROBINSON (DD-88)

"On 10 January 1919 Robinson put to sea from Norfolk to conduct winter training out of Guantanamo Bay, which ended at New York Harbor 14 April 1919. She then prepared for lifeguard duty supporting the first transatlantic flight from America to Europe to be attempted by Navy Seaplane Division Number 1.

Robinson got underway from Norfolk on 30 April, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 4 May 1919, and stood out toward the entrance of the harbor on the afternoon of 8 May. At 7:44 p.m., she sighted the first of the Navy seaplanes, the NC-3, approach the harbor on the first leg of the transatlantic flight. Two days later Robinson took station at sea to assist in guarding the flight of the two seaplanes to Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, then returned to Halifax 11 May and got underway on the 14th to act as plane guard for seaplane NC-4 which had been delayed by repairs at Chatham, Mass., and passed overhead at 4:45 p.m., on 15 May, to join the other two seaplanes at Trepassey Bay.

After NC-4 faded from view, Robinson set course for station on the Azores route to be followed by the seaplanes from Trepassey Bay, 16 May 1919. These seaplanes would be guided on their 1,380-mile flight to the Azores, by Robinson and other destroyers who poured smoke from their funnels in daylight and fired starshells or turned on searchlights during the night. The first seaplane passed Robinson abeam an hour before midnight of 16 May 1919, and the two others also passed within the next 20 minutes.

The NC-4 covered the flight in 15 hours and 13 minutes setting down at Horta, the emergency stop in the Azores Islands. This seaplane had found its way above the dense fog which completely blinded the pilots of the others. An hour before the NC-4 landed, the NC-1 was forced to the water about 45 miles off Flores Island and the NC-3 had also descended about 35 miles from Fayal. The NC-1 sank in the heavy seas and Robinson joined in the search for the NC-3 which refused all assistance and finally taxied to Ponta Delgada under its own power.

Robinson anchored at Horta, Fayal Island, the afternoon of 19 May and stood out of the harbor the next morning to transport newspaper reports to Ponta Delgada where she arrived that afternoon. On 25 May 1919, she was en route to Station Number Seven (38° 10' North, 17° 40' East) to cover the fourth leg of the transoceanic flight of the lone NC-4. She sighted the seaplane at 1:30 on the afternoon of 26 May and the NC-4 faded from view on its way to a royal welcome by the Portuguese at Lisbon on 25 May and at Plymouth, England, on the 31st, terminating the historic 4,500-mile flight."

in - Naval Historical Center

Photo - Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1982.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Destroyer DD-88

displacement 1,220;
length 314’4”;
beam 30’6”;
draft 8’6”;
speed 35 knots;
complement 140;
armament 4 4”, 2 1-pounders,
12 21” torpedo tubes;
 class Wickes

H.M.S. DOMETT (K 473)

Voltamos à edição do Jornal "O Telégrafo" do dia 11 de Fevereiro de 1946, para vermos as novidades marítimas do dia anterior:

" - A receber óleo entrou hoje a fragata Inglesa « Domett», de 1500 toneladas, 75 tripulantes, procedente da Inglaterra e destino à América."

photo - Carol Pyne Schreiber

Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)

Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 4-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks

Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric

 drive,  6000 shp, 2 screws

Speed: 19 knots

 Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots

in - Navsource

Pesquisa jornais - Aurélio Vieira

H.M.S. MONTGOMERY (G95)

"Ex USS WICKES (Type B - CALDWELL Class) built by Bath Iron Works, Maine. The ship was laid down on 26th June 1917 and launched on 25th June 19l8. Commissioned on 31st July 1918 for service with the US Navy she was held in Reserve in 1939- The ship was transferred to the RN under the UK/US Lend/ Lease Agreement on 3rd September 1940 and commissioned as HMS MONTGOMERY at Halifax, Canada on 23rd October 1940. The name is which is common to a town in Alabama, USA and one in Wales had not previously been used for an RN ship. In March 1942 after a successful "WARSHIP WEEK" campaign for National Savings she appropriately was adopted by the civil community of the county of Montgomeryshire."

December 1943 -  Nominated for return to RN service based in UK.

(Note : Ex US Navy TOWN Class destroyer were being taken out of

operational use as new construction Escorts (eg CAPTAIN

Class Frigates being built in the USA and UK with other new

British built escorts becoming available for use.) Took passage

 from Canadian waters to UK with call at Horta in Azores.

in Naval History

HMS Montgomery

Commissioned: 23 October 1940

Fate: Scrapped, 1945

General characteristics

Displacement: 1,247 tons

Length: 314 ft 4½ in (95.822 m)

Beam: 30 ft 11¼ in (9.430 m)

Draft: 9 feet (2.7 m)

Complement: 100 officers and enlisted

Armament: 4 x 4" (102 mm), 2 x 1-pdrs., 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt, 2 dct.

Characteristics and photo - in Wikipédia

H.M.S. SALVEDA

Ontem falámos do H.M.S. Chanticleer, que foi rebocado para a Horta pelo H.M.S.Salveda, após sofrer um ataque ao largo dos Açores no dia 18 de Novembro de 1943. Aqui fica então uma foto e alguns detalhes sobre este rebocador que nos visitou em Dezembro de 1943:

Type - Salvage vessel

Class - King Salvor

Launched - 09/02/1943

Displacement - 1440 BRT

Length - 217 feet

Armament - 4 x 20mm AA

Max speed - 12 knots

Power - 1500 HP

Foto - Cyberheritage

H.M.S. CHANTICLEER (UO5)

Hoje viajamos no tempo, até 1946, mas primeiro uma pequena descrição do navio:


"Modified BLACK SWAN-Class Sloop ordered from Denny at Dumbarton under 1940 Build Programme on 9th January 1941. This ship was laid down on 13th June 1941 and was launched on 24th September in that year by Lady Denny as the 4th RN ship to carry the name, introduced in 1808. It had last been used by a WW1 trawler. Build was completed on 29th March 1943 and the ship had been 'adopted’ by Gravesend, Kent after a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in March 1942. A new design anti-submarine ahead throwing mortar (HEDGEHOG) as well as surface and fire control radar were fitted during build.

18th November -  During defence of convoy from attacks by SCHILL U-Boat Group hit by acoustic torpedo  fired from U515.

December  - Towed to Horta, Azores by Salvage Vessel SALVEDA.

 

Special Note

The hulk was used as Base Ship for RN personnel serving at Horta and was renamed HESPERIDES. On 31st December 1943 this identity was changed to LUSITANIA II but the ship continued to be used as the Base Ship for the remainder of the European war when she was again Paid Off. The hulk was sold for breaking up in Lisbon in 1946."

In Naval History

Agora as notícias do "Telégrafo":

11 de Março de 1946 - Base Naval Inglesa

No "Hesperides" já flutua a bandeira portuguesa

"Desde ontem que se pode considerar oficialmente encerrada a Base Naval Inglesa na Horta, que durante os últimos anos de guerra tão assinalados serviços prestou à causa dos aliados. No navio "Hesperides", que foi adquirido por portugueses desde o meio dia de ontem, que em vez do pavilhão da marinha de guerra da nossa velha aliada flutua a nossa bandeira nacional.

Na véspera à noite os oficiais da base deram uma festa de despedida para a qual convidaram muitas das pessoas com quem conviveram durante a sua estada nesta ilha. A bordo da traineira "Valse", seguiram para a Inglaterra, via Terceira alguns marinheiros.

O Comandante da Base, oficiais e marinheiros que ainda se encontram na Horta, estão alojados na casa onde estava instalado o Hospital Naval Inglês."

12 de Março de 1946

Rebocado pelo "Corvo", partiu ontem para Lisboa o "Hesperides"

" Pilotado pelo nosso amigo Sr. José Rodrigues Bernardo, e levando a bordo catorze tripulantes, deixou ontem o nosso porto, a reboque do «Corvo» o destroyer inglês cuja popa havia sido desfeita por uma bomba de profundidade e que durante a permanência da base naval inglesa no porto da Horta serviu de aquartelamento das forças da nossa velha aliada.

Como se sabe, aquele barco foi comprado por um grupo de portugueses, e segue agora para Lisboa onde as suas magníficas máquinas serão mudadas para o paquete «Lima», da E.I.N."

Foto - Naval History

Pesquisa (jornais) -  Aurélio Vieira

Pesquisa (internet) - Luís Correia