HMS Ursa (R22)
Ursa in 1944
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| Name: | HMS Ursa |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft and Company |
| Laid down: | 18 March 1942 |
| Launched: | 1 June 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | November 1966 |
| Identification: | pennant number R22/F200 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
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| Class and type: | U-class destroyer |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Armament: | 4.5 inch gun |
HMS Ursa was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F200.
Ursa was first allocated to the 25th Destroyer Flotilla. She served with the Home Fleet and took part in support of the Operations to invade Normandy in June 1944 and also operations along the French Atlantic coast which culminated in the final destruction of the German navy there during the Battle of Audierne Bay.
In October of that year she was refitted for service in the Far East and joined the British Pacific Fleet where she served until 1945. She then returned to the United Kingdom and paid off in 1946.
During the War Ursa was adopted by the Borough of Hendon as part of Warship Week. The plaque from this adoption is held by the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.
After the Second World War Ursa went into reserve at Portsmouth, transferring to the Chatham reserve in 1952. During 1953 and 1954 Ursa was converted to a Type 15 anti-submarine frigate with the new pennant number F200. On 29 June 1955 Ursa was re-commissioned at Chatham Dockyard under the Command of Commander Powers, RN. After acceptance trials, and work-up at Portland Naval Base, under Flag Officer Sea training (FOST), she then joined the 6th Frigate Squadron, and left in November 1955, for the Royal Naval Fleet on the Mediterranean Station. She arrived at Sliema Creek Malta, in company with sister ships Undine (Captain F), Ulysses and Urania.
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