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HMS Pheasant (U49)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Pheasant_IWM_FL_17435.jpg) Pheasant moored at a buoy in May 1943
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pheasant |
| Namesake | Pheasant |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 13 July 1942 |
| Launched | 21 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1943 |
| Reclassified | As a frigate in 1947 |
| Identification | Pennant number U49/F49 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Broken up 1963 |
| Badge | On a Field White, a Pheasant Proper |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,925 tons |
| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 mi (7,200 km) |
| Complement | 192 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | British Pacific Fleet (1945) |
| Operations: | Operation Husky (1943) |
HMS Pheasant was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Yarrow Shipbuilders, in Scotstoun, Glasgow on 13 July 1942, launched on 21 December 1942, and commissioned on 12 May 1943. She was adopted by the rural district of Runcorn, then in Cheshire, as part of Warship Week in 1942.[citation needed]
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