- HMS Berwick (F115)
HMS "Berwick" (F115) was a "Rothesay" or Type 12I class anti-submarine
frigate of the BritishRoyal Navy . She was built byHarland & Wolff and launched on1 June 1961 .The ship was a member of the Matchmaker(2) fleet in 1965. During the
Beira Patrol , she stopped and arrested the "SS Manuella" for attempting to run the oil blockade ofRhodesia (nowZimbabwe ) at Easter 1966. HMS "Berwick" was re-fitted with helicopter landing facilities in 1967.In 1977, she attended the
Silver Jubilee Fleet Review with sisterships HMS "Plymouth" and HMS "Rothesay".HMS "Berwick" was sunk as a
target ship in August 1986 by aTigerfish torpedo fired from the submarine HMS "Tireless".
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