HMS Tweed
Ship Number
1170
Vessel Type
River Class Corvette
Built
A&J Inglis
Launch Date
November 24, 1942
Delivered
April 28, 1943
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
1370 grt
BP Length
283 feet
Breadth
36-6 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
20.72 knots
Propulsion
turbines
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Torpedoed
HMS Tweed

Pennant No. K250
 
This was one of the few turbine engined River-class frigates.  On the 7th January 1944 HMS Tweed was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic, about 600 miles west of Cape Ortega by the German submarine U-305. The survivors were rescued by HMS Nene.