Specifications 1370light (tn) 91.70length (m) 11.20beam (m) 3.60draught (m) Shipyards A J Inglis - Pointhouse1 List of Ships Filter: AllUK - Royal Navy .......... 1 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19431957Royal NavyK253HMS HelmsdaleGGMR1 units Events 1942-jan-01OrderedOrdered K253 HMS Helmsdale 1942-aug-13Laid downLaid down K253 HMS Helmsdale Yard No 1185 1943-jun-05LaunchedLaunched K253 HMS Helmsdale 1943-oct-15CommissionedCommissioned K253 HMS Helmsdale 1946-sep-04TrialsTrials K253 HMS Helmsdale first landing of Sikorsky R-4 on main deck of an RN frigate, near Portland, by Lt Alan Bristow in KK969 of 771 NAS 1957-nov-14Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped K253 HMS Helmsdale arrived Faslane 7 Nov
River (RN Group II) class