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Revision as of 12:46, 12 July 2014

HMS Beckford in renamed guise as HMS Dee, 1972
History
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HMS Beckford
HMS Dee 1969-1982
Robert Cive 1982-
BuilderYarrow
Launched27 April 1953
Commissioned11 July 1953
Out of service1982
General characteristics
Class and typeFord class seaward defence boat
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120 tons standard
160 tons full load
Length117 ft 3 in (35.74 m)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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1 × Foden diesel (Centre shaft)
2 × Paxman 12YHAX 550hp Diesels (Outer shafts)
Speed20 knots
Complement19
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1 × 40 mm anti-aircraft gun
2 × 20 mm anti aircraft guns

HMS Beckford (P3104) was one of 20 Ford-class patrol boats built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s.[1]

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ford. This boat was named after Beckford, Worcestershire.

Beckford was launched on 27 April 55. She was later renamed HMS Dee whilst serving as the training tender to the Mersey Division of the Royal Naval Reserve. [2][3] In 1968 the vessel was chartered by the Plessey Group and renamed Robert Clive, then returned as HMS Dee to the RNR in January 1969. She was placed on the disposals list in 1982 and sold to Pounds Marine Shipping in 1984 [3] She was fitted with schooner rig and (as of 2014) has been anchored off Shotley, Suffolk[4] in Harwich harbour for "a very long time."[3]

HMS Beckfoot

Beckford was a prototype for fictional vessel HMS Beckfoot (also called Hispaniola and Pride of Macau) in the Strong Winds trilogy of children's books by Julia Jones.[4]

References

HMS Beckford features on the cover of Ghosting Home (right), a children's adventure novel
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1971. ISBN 0-354-00096-9
  3. ^ a b c Beckford page on shipspotting.com website, viewed 2012-12-09
  4. ^ a b Author's endnote, Julia Jones, Ghosting Home (Strong Winds Trilogy 3) ISBN 978-1899262069 July 2, 2012