- Service Second World War Post-War Decommissioning and disposal
- References
- Publications
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption=As R-class destroyer | Ship class=R-class destroyer | Ship displacement=*1,705 tons (1,732 tonnes)- 2,425 tons (2,464 tonnes) full load
| 358.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a | 35.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 9.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 40000|shp|abbr=on}} on 2 shafts | 36|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} | 4675|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h}} | Ship complement=176 | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors=- Radar Type 290 air warning
- Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
| Ship EW= | Ship armament=- 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk.IX guns single mounts CP Mk.XVIII
- 4 × QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII (40 mm L/39), quad mount Mk.VII
- 2 × 2, 4 × 1 QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mount P Mk.III[1]
- 8 (2x4) tubes for {{convert|21|inch|mm|adj=on}} torpedoes Mk.IX
- 4 × throwers & 2 x racks, 70 depth charges
| Ship armour= | Ship aircraft= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption=As Type 15 frigate | Ship displacement=*2,300 tons (standard) | 358|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a | 37.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 14.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers,- steam turbines on 2 shafts,
- 40,000 shp
| 31|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} (full load) | 4675|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h}} | Ship complement=174 | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors=- Radar
- Type 293Q target indication.
- Type 277Q surface search
- Type 974 navigation
- Type 262 fire control on director CRBF
- Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF
- Sonar:
- Type 174 search
- Type 162 target classification
- Type 170 attack
| Ship EW= | Ship armament=- 1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19
- 1 × twin 40mm Bofors Mk.5;
- 2 × Limbo Mark 10 A/S mortar
| Ship armour= | Ship aircraft= | Ship notes=
}} | HMS Rocket was an R-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during Second World War. Built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Greenock, Scotland, she was launched in October 1942 and commissioned in August 1943. ServiceSecond World WarDuring the Battle of Sept-Îles, Rocket encountered German torpedo boats in the English Channel in October 1943, an action in which the cruiser {{HMS|Charybdis|88|2}} and destroyer {{HMS|Limbourne|L57|2}} were lost. The latter was sunk by Rocket after she became disabled, to avoid her falling into enemy hands. On 29 November 1943 HMS Rocket and HMS Tumult, sank U-86 east of the Azores, in position 40°52'N, 18°54'W, by depth charges.[2] Arriving in the Indian Ocean in January 1944, Rocket participated in the shelling of Sabang (25 July 1944) and of the Andaman Islands (February and March 1945). Post-WarIn 1946 Rocket was at Chatham and between 1946 and 1948 she was used as an air target ship at Rosyth. In 1949 she was placed into reserve at Portsmouth. Between July 1949 and 1951 she was converted at Devonport Dockyard into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F193. On 18 May 1951 she was re-commissioned for the 3rd Training Squadron, based in Derry.[3] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[4] In 1954 she returned to reserve at Rosyth, before being re-commissioned the following year. In November 1956 she returned to reserve at Chatham, then transferred to the reserve at Portsmouth the following year. On 28 October 1960 she was re-commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to the Far East to join the 6th Frigate Squadron. Decommissioning and disposalRocket returned to Portsmouth on 11 May 1962 and de-commissioned. She was finally scrapped at Dalmuir in March 1967. References1. ^{{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John |title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London| pages = 47|year=1978}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Allied Warships HMS Rocket (H92)|url=http://uboat.net/allies/commanders/64.html|website=uboat.net}}
3. ^Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 54
4. ^Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
Publications- {{colledge}}
- Marriott, Leo, Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd, 1989. {{ISBN|0-7110-1817-0}}
- {{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John |title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London|year=1978|isbn=0-85680-010-4}}
- {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}}
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