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| | |image= HMS Rotherham 1942 IWM FL 10240.jpg | ||
| | |image_caption=''Rotherham'' on completion, September 1942 | ||
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|country=United Kingdom | |||
|flag= {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} | |||
|name=HMS ''Rotherham'' | |||
|namesake=Captain [[Edward Rotheram]] | |||
|ordered=2 April 1940 | |||
|awarded= | |||
|builder=[[John Brown & Company]], [[Clydebank]] | |||
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|laid_down=10 April 1941 | |||
|launched=21 March 1942 | |||
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|completed=27 August 1942 | |||
|acquired= | |||
|commissioned=August 1942 | |||
|decommissioned=1945 | |||
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|renamed= | |||
|reclassified= | |||
|refit= | |||
|struck= | |||
|reinstated= | |||
|homeport= | |||
|identification=[[Pennant number]]: H09 | |||
|motto= | |||
|nickname= | |||
|honours=*'''Battle honours:''' | |||
*Sabang 1944 | |||
*Burma | |||
|captured= | |||
|fate=Sold to [[India]], 1948; Scrapped, 1976 | |||
|notes= | |||
|badge=On a Field Blue, a [[stag]] [[trippant]] Gold between a wreath of oak also Gold | |||
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|country=India | |||
|flag= {{shipboxflag|India|naval-1950}} | |||
|name=INS ''Rajput'' | |||
|namesake=[[Rajput]] | |||
|acquired=1948 | |||
|commissioned=27 July 1949 | |||
|decommissioned= 1976 | |||
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|identification=D141 | |||
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|captured= | |||
|fate= Scrapped | |||
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|header_caption=<ref name="lenton">{{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H.T|title=British and Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Greenhill Books|isbn=1-85367-277-7}}</ref> | |||
|class= [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class]] [[destroyer]] | |||
|displacement=*{{convert|1705|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} light | |||
*{{convert|2425|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load | |||
|length= {{convert|358|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|o/a]] | |||
|beam= {{convert|35|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | |||
|height= | |||
|draught= {{convert|9|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | |||
|propulsion=*2 × Admiralty 3-drum [[water-tube boiler]]s | |||
*[[Parsons Marine Steam Turbines|Parsons]] geared steam turbines | |||
*{{convert|40000|shp|abbr=on}} | |||
*2 shafts | |||
|speed={{convert|36|kn}} | |||
|range={{convert|4675|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|abbr=on}} | |||
|complement=237 | |||
|sensors=*[[List of World War II British naval radar#Type 290|Type 290]] air warning radar | |||
*[[Type 285 radar|Type 285]] ranging & bearing radar | |||
*[[High frequency direction finding|Huff-Duff]] (High-frequency Direction-finder) | |||
|EW= | |||
|armament=*4 × [[4.7 inch QF Mark IX|QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns]], single mounts CP Mk.XVIII | |||
*4 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII]] (40 mm L/39), quad mount Mk.VII | |||
*6 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20 mm Oerlikon]], single mount P Mk.III | |||
*8 (2×4) [[torpedo tube]]s for [[British 21 inch torpedo#21 inch Mark XI|21 in Mk.IX torpedoes]] | |||
*4 × throwers & 2 × racks, 70 [[depth charge]]s | |||
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'''HMS ''Rotherham''''' was an [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy during the Second World War]], named after Captain [[Edward Rotheram]], who commanded {{HMS|Royal Sovereign|1786|6}} during at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805. ''Rotherham'' was completed in 1942 and equipped as a [[flotilla leader]], having slightly reduced armament to allow for the increased complement and working space required. Decommissioned in 1945, the ship was sold to [[India]] in 1948, serving as '''INS ''Rajput'' (D141)''' until 1976, when she was scrapped.<ref name="naval-history.net">{{cite web| url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-52R-Rotherham.htm| title=HMS ''Rotherham'', destroyer| author=Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey B. Mason RN | year=2003| work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War II| location=naval-history.net | |||
'''HMS ''Rotherham''''' was an [[Q and R-class destroyer|R-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy | |||
| access-date=14 April 2010}}</ref> | | access-date=14 April 2010}}</ref> | ||
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From February 1944 ''Rotherham'' was deployed in the [[Indian Ocean]], and in April joined the [[Eastern Fleet]] to take part in series of offensive operations against the Japanese in [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]], and the Indian nationalist [[Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind|Azad Hind]] in the [[Andaman Islands]], acting as an escort to aircraft carriers and battleships. In October 1944 ''Rotherham'' sailed to [[Simon's Town]] to refit.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> | From February 1944 ''Rotherham'' was deployed in the [[Indian Ocean]], and in April joined the [[Eastern Fleet]] to take part in series of offensive operations against the Japanese in [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]], and the Indian nationalist [[Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind|Azad Hind]] in the [[Andaman Islands]], acting as an escort to aircraft carriers and battleships. In October 1944 ''Rotherham'' sailed to [[Simon's Town]] to refit.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> | ||
In early 1945 ''Rotherham'' was deployed intercepting Japanese ships supplying stores and carrying personnel to | In early 1945 ''Rotherham'' was deployed intercepting Japanese ships supplying stores and carrying personnel to the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], as well as providing support for [[Burma Campaign 1944-1945|military operations in Burma]]. In February, along with her [[sister ship]]s {{HMS|Rapid|H32|2}}, {{HMS|Rocket|H92|2}}, and {{HMS|Roebuck|H95|2}}, she carried out a bombardment of [[Coco Islands|Great Coco Island]], in which more than a thousand 4.7 inch shells were fired by the four ships. Further anti-shipping and shore bombardments followed, and in April she provided cover for Allied landings near [[Rangoon]] during "[[Operation Dracula]]". Escort duties continued until the [[Victory over Japan Day|Japanese surrender]] on 15 August.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> | ||
===Post-war operations=== | ===Post-war operations=== | ||
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==Indian Navy service== | ==Indian Navy service== | ||
''Rotherham'' was sold to India in 1948, and formally transferred to the [[Indian Navy]] on 27 July 1949 as '''INS ''Rajput'' (D141)''' | ''Rotherham'' was sold to India in 1948, and formally transferred to the [[Indian Navy]] on 27 July 1949 as '''INS ''Rajput'' (D141)'''<ref>Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 50</ref> She saw active service during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. India maintains that the INS ''Rajput'' was responsible for sinking the [[Pakistan Navy]] submarine {{Ship|PNS|Ghazi||2}}, though Pakistan contests this, contending that the submarine was sunk by the accidental detonation of one or more of the laid or about-to-be-laid mines the ship was carrying which seems to be supported as there was communication between ghazi and pak NHQ to support their claim regarding what exactly happened.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> PNS ghazi sailed over 4000 km in the sea and nothing happened, it suffered the final damage in the area where INS Rajput deployed the depth charges which does not supports the Indian description of the event. | ||
''Rajput'' remained an active fleet unit until 1976 when she was placed on the Disposal List and then scrapped.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> | ''Rajput'' remained an active fleet unit until 1976 when she was placed on the Disposal List and then scrapped.<ref name="naval-history.net"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}} | * {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}} | ||
* {{ | * {{Colledge: Ships RN|year=2006}} | ||
* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Windsor, UK|year=2001|isbn=978-0-9560769-0-8}} | * {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Windsor, UK|year=2001|isbn=978-0-9560769-0-8}} | ||
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|date=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6|author-link=Norman Friedman}} | * {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|date=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6|author-link=Norman Friedman}} | ||
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* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}} | * {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}} | ||
{{Q and R class destroyer}} | {{Q and R class destroyer}} | ||
{{Destroyers_of_the_Indian_Navy}} | {{Destroyers_of_the_Indian_Navy}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotherham (H09)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotherham (H09)}} | ||
[[Category:Q and R-class destroyers of the Royal Navy]] | [[Category:Q and R-class destroyers of the Royal Navy]] | ||
[[Category:1942 ships]] | [[Category:1942 ships]] | ||
[[Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:R-class destroyers of the Indian Navy]] | [[Category:R-class destroyers of the Indian Navy]] | ||
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HMS Rotherham was an R-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War, named after Captain Edward Rotheram, who commanded HMS Royal Sovereign during at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Rotherham was completed in 1942 and equipped as a flotilla leader, having slightly reduced armament to allow for the increased complement and working space required. Decommissioned in 1945, the ship was sold to India in 1948, serving as INS Rajput (D141) until 1976, when she was scrapped.[1]
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World War II[edit | edit source]
Rotherham was commissioned for service, after completing her sea trials, in August 1942. After a period of training at Scapa Flow, she was assigned to serve in the South Atlantic, operating as convoy escort between Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Cape Town and Durban, South Africa for the rest of the year.[1]
From February 1944 Rotherham was deployed in the Indian Ocean, and in April joined the Eastern Fleet to take part in series of offensive operations against the Japanese in Sumatra and Java, and the Indian nationalist Azad Hind in the Andaman Islands, acting as an escort to aircraft carriers and battleships. In October 1944 Rotherham sailed to Simon's Town to refit.[1]
In early 1945 Rotherham was deployed intercepting Japanese ships supplying stores and carrying personnel to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as providing support for military operations in Burma. In February, along with her sister ships Rapid, Rocket, and Roebuck, she carried out a bombardment of Great Coco Island, in which more than a thousand 4.7 inch shells were fired by the four ships. Further anti-shipping and shore bombardments followed, and in April she provided cover for Allied landings near Rangoon during "Operation Dracula". Escort duties continued until the Japanese surrender on 15 August.[1]
Post-war operations[edit | edit source]
Rotherham was then deployed in "Operation Zipper", the British liberation of Penang, and in early September, as part of "Operation Tiderace", escorted a fleet led by the cruiser Sussex to Singapore to take the surrender of the 77,000 Japanese there. Rotherham's commander personally accepted the surrender of 34,000 personnel of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Singapore Naval Dockyard at Sembawang, and in commemoration the main entrance was renamed the "Rotherham Gate". The ship remained at Singapore until 27 September 1945, when she sailed to Trincomalee, leaving there on 2 October for Portsmouth, where she was decommissioned and put into the Reserve.[1]
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Rotherham was sold to India in 1948, and formally transferred to the Indian Navy on 27 July 1949 as INS Rajput (D141)[2] She saw active service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. India maintains that the INS Rajput was responsible for sinking the Pakistan Navy submarine Ghazi, though Pakistan contests this, contending that the submarine was sunk by the accidental detonation of one or more of the laid or about-to-be-laid mines the ship was carrying which seems to be supported as there was communication between ghazi and pak NHQ to support their claim regarding what exactly happened.[1] PNS ghazi sailed over 4000 km in the sea and nothing happened, it suffered the final damage in the area where INS Rajput deployed the depth charges which does not supports the Indian description of the event.
Rajput remained an active fleet unit until 1976 when she was placed on the Disposal List and then scrapped.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 50
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Template:Colledge: Ships RN
- English, John (2001). Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45. Windsor, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 978-0-9560769-0-8.
- Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
