HMS Odzani (K356)

Odzani in August 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Odzani
Builder:	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees
Laid down:	18 November 1942
Launched:	19 May 1943
Commissioned:	2 September 1943
Fate:	Scrapped June 1957
General characteristics
Class and type:	River-class frigate
Displacement:	1,370 long tons (1,390 t) 1,830 long tons (1,860 t) (deep load)
Length:	283 ft (86.26 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam:	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught:	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion:	2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed:	20 knots (37.0 km/h)
Range:	646 long tons (656 t) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement:	140
Armament:	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /40 Mk.XIX, single mounts CP Mk.XXIII up to 10 x QF 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector up to 150 depth charges

HMS Odzani (K356) was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Navy.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
• "HMS Odzani (K 356)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 April 2009.