Vesole (DDR 878) - Naval Cruise Book

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HMS DIDO, a Leander Class general-purpose frigate, was built at Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland, and was first commissioned on September 18, 1963. Although her primary role in war. is the de- tection and destruction of submarines, DIDO is armed with a triple-barrelled antisubmarine mor- tar which is automatically controlled by sonar equipment. DIDO also carries a Wasp helicopter, armed with homing torpedoes, to deal with enemy submarines detected at long range. The Wasp has a range of 288 miles, a one-man crew, and can carry three passengers. DlD0's main gun armament is a twin 4.5 inch turret, mounted forward. This is directed by radar when fired automatically and is capable of engaging targets travelling at the speed of sound. The ship also has two 40 millimeter anti-aircraft guns. The distinctive hull shape of the Leander Class ensures stability and high maneuverability. DIDO has a standard displacement of 2,300 tons, a length of 372 feet and a beam of 41 feet. Her turbines develop 30,000 shaft horsepower, giving her a speed of more than 30 -knots. The ship has a complement of 16 officers and 236 enlisted men. THE SHIPS OF The Dutch frigate HNLMS VAN NES ,was built in Flushing, Holland, and commissioned on August 9, 1967. On October 5, 1967, after a trial cruise inthe seas surrounding the British Isles, VAN NES was assigned to The Netherlands Training Squadron Five. The fourth ship to bear the name, VAN NES was named after The Royal Netherlands Navy Admiral Aert van Nes, who lived from 1620 to 1693. The third VAN NES, a destroyer, served in The Netherlands East Indies during the Japan- ese invasion of 1942. She was sunk in February 1942 while escorting an evacuation convoy in the Java Sea. VAN NES has a standard displacement of 2200 tons. She is 360 feet long and has a beam of 41 feet and an average draught of 15 feet. VAN NES reaches a maximum speed of 28.5 knots and carries a complement of 254 officers and enlisted men. The frigate's armament includes two 4.5 inch twin turret guns, one three-barrelled depth charge mortar, two Seacat missile launchers, and a Wasp helicopter with homing torpedoes, 7 74, ix . 1 - X The Royal Netherlands Navy destroyer HNLMS LIMBURG is named after the most southern pro- vince of The Netherlands. Built in Flushing, Holland, LlMBURG's keel was laid in 1953. She was commissioned on Oct- ober 31, 1956. On her trial cruise she visited Portland, England, Free Town, Sierra Leone, and Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands. From March 1957 to March 1959, LIMBURG was assigned to The Netherlands Training Squad- ron I. From May to December 1960 LIMBURG made a world cruise with her sister ship, the destroyer GRONINGEN, and the Royal Netherlands aircraft carrier KAREL DOORMAN. F After serving in the New Guinea area during 1962, LIMBURG was put into a reserve fleet until April 1966. Since then she has operated with the Fifth Netherlands Training Squadron. From .lan- uaryto March 1967 LIMBURG was part ofNATO's Match Maker Ill Squadron, the forerunner of the presentStanding Naval Force Atlantic. LIMBURG displaces 2497t3ons, is 380 feet long, has a beam of 38 and onehalf feet and can reach a speed in excess of 36 knots. Her armament includes four 4.7 inch guns, four 20 millimeter anti-aircraft guns and two four-barrelled anti-submarine rocket th rowers.

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