HMS Blackwood

HMS Blackwood is the name of several warships of the Royal Navy, named after Vice Admiral Henry Blackwood.

  • HMS Blackwood should be 1942 for the Royal Navy laid the keel of the frigate Captain- class call, but which was provided by the U.S. Navy as USS Austin (DE- 15) in service.
  • HMS Blackwood ( K313 ) was the name of a Frigate of the Captain class, which in 1942 was placed on Kiel and supplied under the Lend-Lease program to the Royal Navy. The ship was sunk in 1944.
  • HMS Blackwood ( F78 ) denotes a frigate of the Blackwood class, which was laid on Leng 1955 and scrapped in 1976.

Note: HMS - sometimes written with punctuation as HMS - Is an acronym or abbreviation for His Majesty's Ship ( His Majesty's Ship ), or Her Majesty's Ship ( Her Majesty's ship) and is the official name prefix of all warships of the British Navy.

Keel laying HMS Blackwood (K313)
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