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2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford

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Study 2 Minutes: HMS Rutherford, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 21 Sept 2020, with 4 time notes. Topics include Captain Class Frigates, Coastal Forces, HMS Rutherford.

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Runtime2:41
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  1. 0:18
    HMS Rutherford's American-built origin

    HMS Rutherford was a Captain-class frigate built in the United States as a Buckley-class destroyer escort and employed by the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.

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  2. 0:35
    HMS Rutherford's speed and escort endurance

    Rutherford combined a top speed of roughly 24 knots with a range of 5,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.

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  3. 1:16
    HMS Rutherford's guns and anti-submarine armament

    Rutherford carried three 3-inch guns, a twin 40 mm Bofors mounting, up to sixteen 20 mm Oerlikons, Hedgehog, and depth charges.

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  4. 1:45
    A radar-equipped command ship for motor torpedo boats

    SA and SL radar, Type 144 ASDIC, and medium- and high-frequency direction-finding equipment supported Rutherford's role as a coastal-forces command frigate.

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