 HMSCreole with deckhouse in place of 'B' Turret, 1947 | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSCreole |
| Builder | White,Cowes |
| Laid down | 3 August 1944 |
| Launched | 22 November 1945 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1946 |
| Out of service | 1956 |
| Identification | Pennant number: R82, changed to D82 |
| Fate | Sold to thePakistan Navy |
| History | |
 Pakistan | |
| Name | PNSAlamgir |
| Commissioned | 1958 |
| Homeport | Karachi |
| Identification | Pennant number:160 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | C-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | 1,710 tons (standard) 2,520 tons (full) |
| Length | 363 ft (111 m)o/a |
| Beam | 35.75 ft (10.90 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range | 615 tons oil, 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement | 186 |
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HMSCreole was aC-classdestroyer of theRoyal Navy built byJ. Samuel White,Cowes between 1944 and 1946. She was sold to thePakistan Navy in 1958 and renamed PNSAlamgir. She was scrapped in 1982.
Commissioned too late for service in theSecond World War, her pennant number was soon changed to D82. Along with HMSCrispin she was the only 'Cr' group ship to see service with the Royal Navy - the rest served with another navies. Both served with the 3rd Training Squadron based inLondonderry Port. Both ships had their 'B' gun turret removed in 1948 and replaced with a deckhouse.[1] In 1953 she took part in the Coronation Review of the Fleet to celebrate theCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[2] In 1954 both ships were laid up in reserve.
Creole was sold to thePakistan Navy on 29 February 1956 and renamedAlamgir.[3] Before being transferred she was given a refit byThornycroft atWoolston. As part of this refit the gun turret was reinstated in 'B' position. The gun at 'X' position was removed and replaced by twoSquid anti-submarine mortars.[4] She was formally handed over to the Pakistan Navy atSouthampton in 1958. The refit and transfer was made under a US contract and transferred to the Pakistan Navy as part of theMilitary Assistance Program.[4]
Alamgir continued to serve in the Pakistan Navy until scrapped in 1982.
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