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HMS Itchen (K227)
HMS ''Itchen'' (K227) was a of the Royal Navy (RN). ''Itchen'' was built to the RN's specifications as a Group I River-class frigate. She served in the North Atlantic during World War II. As a River-class frigate, ''Itchen'' was one of List of River-class frigates, 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as Anti-submarine warfare, anti-submarine convoy escorts, named after rivers in the United Kingdom. The ships were designed by naval engineer William Reed, of Smith's Dock Company of South Bank-on-Tees, to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the Sloop-of-war, sloops, while being quick and cheap to build in civil dockyards using the machinery (e.g. reciprocating steam engines instead of turbines) and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the s. Its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy at the time, including the Flower class. After commissioning in December 1942, ''Itchen'' participated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Itchen, Hampshire
The River Itchen in Hampshire, England, rises to the south of New Alresford and flows to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge. The Itchen Navigation was constructed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to enable barges to reach Winchester from Southampton Docks, but ceased to operate in the mid-19th century and is largely abandoned today. The river is one of the world's premier chalk streams for fly fishing, amenable to Artificial fly, dry fly or nymphing. The local chalk aquifer has excellent storage and filtration and the river has long been used for drinking water. Watercress thrives in its upper reaches. Much of the river from its source to Swaythling is classified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and a Special Area of Conservation, of which the Hockley Meadows nature reserve is a part. The Itchen estuary is part of the separate Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary SSSI. Etymology and other name The name is likely from a Britton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
