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RN Frigates: Salisbury Class (Type 61) World Naval Ships Forums Archive

RN Frigates: Salisbury Class (Type 61)

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Unless I am very much mistaken this small class of 4 aircraft direction frigates appears to have been missed out of the photo-galleries, which I intend to put right here. As usual if any of you have any worthwhile additions you wish to add then please feel free to upload them here. Very briefly the Type 61 or Salisbury Class were closely related to the Type 41 or Leopard Class but featured more aircraft direction equipment at the expense of reduced armament. The four frigates in the class were named Chichester, Salisbury, Lincloln and LLandaff. They were commissioned into the RN between 1957 and 1959 - three of them providing useful service until the early to mid 1980's. The exception is Llandaff who ended up being sold to the Bangladeshi Navy in 1978 and amazingly is still listed in active service today as Umar Farooq, a mere 57 years after her launch!! First off I start with three pictures I have chosen from the pictures I have of the class leader Salisbury.
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Next three pictures of Chichester.
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Three of Lincoln.
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Three of Llandaff.
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A couple of shots featuring both Chichester and Llandaff.
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Finally this gallery would not be complete without a picture of the former Llandaff now called Umar Farooq. I have chosen this particular shot which I believe was originally contributed by Rik [Ton Class]. :)
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Cheers Terry. It's taken a long time time to get a decent photo of this ship as she is now, albeit a second hand one. Great that you've started a thread for the '61's', as well as Alans 'Bird' class. There are loads more classes out there that need a new thread.

Thanks for this thread Terry. My contribution: HMS Chichester in 1959. Note the MMS in the background.
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Great stuff Terry, really great photographs thank you very much and to Andy also Regards John

Does anyone remember or have photographs of LINCOLN with her railway lines fitted (Including a London Underground sign) during the Cod War? I served in LLANDAFF 73-76 as SCO/OOW - great commission. Gordon

Thanks Rik and John and also thank you Andy for your 1959 picture of Chichester. :)

Here's one of each plus one of UMAR FAROOQ x LLANDAFF doing trials in early 77 after her transfer in Dec 76 (Good handover ceremony & nice curry onboard after too). SALISBURY is dated 20 June 78. Steve
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many thanks Terry for setting up this thread ,being a member of the chichester ships company ,i look forward to many more images from our site members,;) cylla

[quote=hood51;10032739]Here's one of each plus one of UMAR FAROOQ x LLANDAFF doing trials in early 77 after her transfer in Dec 76 (Good handover ceremony & nice curry onboard after too). SALISBURY is dated 20 June 78. Steve[/quote] Although the Old Ship [Photoship] Pictures site has its occasional use, it is negated IMO because all their pictures are of such a small size/low resolution. The maximum size of their pictures is [as can be seen] usually only 899 pixels in width which also includes the black bordering. This leaves a picture far too small to appreciate any detailing.

also known as cathedral class.

[QUOTE=Andy Waugh;10032712]Thanks for this thread Terry. My contribution: HMS Chichester in 1959. Note the MMS in the background.[/QUOTE] hi Andy Waugh Many thanks for the image ,of Chichester ,when you look in the back ground of the dockyard ,there is very few buildings ,to when i was there in 1966 .The floating dock is in the same place as when i was there,on Chichester and Llandaff, out board of the dockyard wall.in the above images. They were admiralty photos that we brought from the coxswain's office , the monies went into the ships accounts. cylla

I have several photographs of Hms Salisbury as my brother-in-law served aboard her, it's down to him I ended up marrying his sister. Anyhow, I won't inundate you with all of them, but here's a small selection. Regards Alan
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[quote=alanbenn;10032780]I have several photographs of Hms Salisbury as my brother-in-law served aboard her, it's down to him I ended up marrying his sister. Anyhow, I won't inundate you with all of them, but here's a small selection. Regards Alan[/quote] I think I might have the same set of photographs as you [around 8] they include an almost identical shot as your 3rd one but facing the other way!

CHICHESTER on Navy Days duty.
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[QUOTE]I think I might have the same set of photographs as you [around 8] they include an almost identical shot as your 3rd one but facing the other way![/QUOTE] Think you may be right there Terry, not sure if I posted them on WLM too a while back, I have a few others of her underway. Here's a few W & L photo's of the other three ships in the class. Regards Alan
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Thank you very much for a great set of photographs Alan. Regards John

Many thanks for these fine photographs gents. They reveal a number of interesting variations which will become the subject of an additional post on this class, in the Post Refit/Conversions.... thread. Another observation regarding the former Llandaff now Umar Farooq is, the considerable number of welded patches in evidence on the stbd side in Terry's post #6, not to mention the dents! Other than that she appears to have survived remarkably well. Little h

[quote=harry.gibbon;10032858]Many thanks for these fine photographs gents. They reveal a number of interesting variations which will become the subject of an additional post on this class, in the Post Refit/Conversions.... thread. Another observation regarding the former Llandaff now Umar Farooq is, the considerable number of welded patches in evidence on the stbd side in Terry's post #6, not to mention the dents! Other than that she appears to have survived remarkably well. Little h[/quote] The Banglideshi Navy have a well earned reputation for managing to get years [and years!] of service out of their ex-RN warships. Ingenuity and the lack of millions of tax payers £'s [or $'s] to waste seems to be the prime drivers for their success!!

Hi Ton Class, Thanks for your post No 19 of Chichester during Navy Days , never knew she took part , always away working ;) Any idea what year it could have been , as there is no number or badge on her funnel ?? cylla

[QUOTE=CYLLA;10032892]Hi Ton Class, Thanks for your post No 19 of Chichester during Navy Days , never knew she took part , always away working ;) Any idea what year it could have been , as there is no number or badge on her funnel ?? cylla[/QUOTE] Portland 1969. Dave

[QUOTE=CYLLA;10032892]Hi Ton Class, always away working ;) cylla[/QUOTE] you mean to say that you are not one of those two guys standing at the bottom of the stbd waist ladder;):D:D Little h

Hi Harry Yep ,after the first week on board Chichester ,it was "work up period " around a Malaya straits ,a jolly to Honky fid , then a exercise with Aircarft carriers ,a jolly down to Aussie ,back to singer,s for another exercise ,dry dock for a good few weeks . Sail back home via the "beira patrol" ex amont of weeks at sea ,back to Chatham. cylla
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Another fine picture of HMS Salisbury.
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Yesterday i was "swinging the lamp " with the Mrs, about Typhoon,s. It was while on our journey back from Hong Kong to Singapore , for the second time ,while on the Chichester , we hit the out side of a huge typhoon, and for three days the ship ,continually was cork-screwing,the gyro in the wheel house , looked like it was on "speed. Thou we had the stabilize,s out , it just seemed it did make , not a penny worth of difference. the sound of them was like a "pod of dolphins" while you were sat in the mess-deck, or tired to crash out. The main crook,s of the matter , was that when the ship rolled right over to one side ,i was told by the P.O in the ops room ,that they could release the double bed stead, to bring the ship up. Now whether he was "pulling my .... " i don't know . ?? The ship did seem a bit top heavy ,not like a battle class vessel being long and slim. cylla

He was probably telling the truth Jim - we had a week in the Irish Sea in the most foul conditions on a Battle class (Aisne) with a double 965 Bedstead. it seemed to be a permanent wind from the beam and the ship was rolling over a ridiculous amount - The skipper got on the tannoy at one point to tell the ships company that it had rolled to forty something degrees and that the last ship to turn over had been rolling far greater than this. Needless to say no one believed him We had a wood and brass inclinometer on the bridge and it was hitting the stops at 35 degrees. Those radars were fantastic for catching the wind on a smallish ship. Geoff

Flying fish . I wonder how many of you have a ditty about those fish. When nipping up to Hong Kong from Singer,s , we went though some long swells at the time ,and when doing "life boy ghost" that was the first time i ever saw these fish ,as they dropped on the the quarter deck like flies ,around the squid mounting,The Asian laundry crew used to collect them ,and have them as a meal on board. With the type 61 class , the quarter deck was really low ,with the ogging coming over the side all the time. cylla

In an RFA ship with Chinese crews the lads would be out along the tank deck with torches long before dawn collecting the flying fish. Apparently they made a good breakfast, but I never did get to eat one. Brian

In 1960 I was serving in RFA Tideflow. After workup we sailed with HMS Albion and HMS Salisbury for a Far East tour of duty. Naturally we did many RAS with Salisbury and she became a 'chummy' ship. The three ships went through the Suez Canal together and were looking forward to a spot of shore leave in Aden. Salisbury and Tideflow were diverted southwards suddenly and ended up at Gan in the Maldives. I have recounted the tale elsewhere. We spotted a periscope and Sallisbury flushed out a submarine lurking in the lagoon and headed out to sea chasing it in the middle of the night. The last we heard was that the sub was too fast to catch. I have never been able to find any reference to this incident (classified at the time) Do any of our members remember the incident or have seen it reported. ? I have been longing to find out what really happened ? Brian

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