River (RN Group II) class - FF - Frigate IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: MWYT Shipyard: Charles Hill and Sons Ltd Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: transfered History of HMS Avon K97 1943-jan-08Laid downLaid down Yard No 294. 1943-jun-19LaunchedLaunched Charles Hill and Sons Ltd at Bristol 1943-sep-18CommissionedCommissioned 1949-aprDecommissionedDecommissioned 1949-mayFate: transferedFate: transfered to Marinha Portuguesa History of NRP Nuno Trsitão F332 1949-mayCommissionedCommissioned ex RN HMS Avon 1959-jul-25DeploymentDeployment departed Bayonne for Lisbon, with Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia aboard. 1964DeploymentDeployment off Guinea 1970-janDecommissionedDecommissioned 1972Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped at Alhos Verdo, Lisboa Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications River (RN Group II) class 1370light (tn) 91.70length (m) 11.20beam (m) 3.60draught (m) Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Builder Charles Hill and Sons Ltd, Spike Island