23-685: Stormont may refer to: Peerages [ edit ] Viscount of Stormont , a noble title in the Peerage of Scotland People [ edit ] Lord Stormont (1727–1796), British ambassador to France in the 18th century Lady Stormont (1737–1766), German-British salonnière and wife of Lord Stormont Robert Stormont (1872–1943), Scottish footballer, played for Preston North End, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford. Bill Stormont (1898–1925), New Zealand rugby player Mary Stormont (1871–1962), British painter Structures [ edit ] On
46-669: A River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1945 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Stormont . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stormont&oldid=1235087489 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
69-545: A county in Ontario, Canada Stormont County, Ontario , one of the former counties that merged to form Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties county North Stormont , a township in the county South Stormont , a township in the county Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders , a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces United States [ edit ] Stormont, Virginia,
92-426: A merchant ship, Stormont was re-sold to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis in 1951. She underwent a four million dollar rebuild as the luxury yacht Christina , named after his daughter Christina Onassis . She was sent to Kiel, Germany for the rebuild. Christina was fitted with a full-sized swimming pool, a spiral staircase and 19 lavish staterooms. It became a popular destination for celebrities and
115-587: A metonym for: Government of Northern Ireland (past and present) Northern Ireland Assembly (current) Northern Ireland Executive (current) Parliament of Northern Ireland (former) Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Stormont, Nova Scotia , a community in Guysborough County Stormont II , a cable ferry operating in Nova Scotia, based in the community Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties ,
138-604: A record 63 days at sea, the longest active period of any frigate during the war. She returned to Canada in early 1945 to begin a tropicalization refit at Shelburne, Nova Scotia in preparation for service in the Pacific Ocean . The refit, which was begun in June 1945, was cancelled on 20 August, due to the surrender of Japan . She was decommissioned by the RCN on 9 November 1945 and placed in reserve. Originally sold in 1947 for conversion to
161-550: A settlement south of Urbanna in Middlesex County, Virginia Political entities [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Stormont (electoral district) , a federal electoral district in Ontario Cornwall and Stormont , a former federal electoral district from 1882 to 1904 Glengarry and Stormont , a former federal electoral district from 1917 to 1925 Other [ edit ] HMCS Stormont (K327) ,
184-633: A target was struck. Improved radar and direction-finding equipment improved the RCN's ability to find and track enemy submarines over the previous classes. Canada originally ordered the construction of 33 frigates in October 1941. The design was too big for the shipyards on the Great Lakes so all the frigates built in Canada were built in dockyards along the west coast or along the St. Lawrence River . In all Canada ordered
207-494: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Viscount of Stormont Viscount of Stormont is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1621 by James VI for his friend and helper Sir David Murray who had saved him from the attack of the Earl of Gowrie in 1600. Murray had already been created Lord Scone , also in
230-476: The Jacobite rising of 1715 . In 1721 he was created Earl of Dunbar, Viscount of Drumcairn and Lord Halldykes in the Jacobite peerage . His third son was the prominent lawyer and judge William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield . In 1793 Lord Stormont's grandson, the seventh Viscount, succeeded his uncle as second Earl of Mansfield according to a special remainder in the letters patent . For further history of
253-869: The Stormont Estate in Belfast: Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland) , commonly known as Stormont, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly Stormont Castle , the seat of the Northern Ireland Executive Stormont House , the seat of the Northern Ireland Office Stormont (cricket ground) , a first-class cricket ground Stormont Vail Health , a hospital center in Topeka, Kansas Politics [ edit ] Stormont,
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#1732843986074276-482: The United Kingdom , giving name to the class. In Canada they were named after towns and cities though they kept the same designation. The name "frigate" was suggested by Vice-Admiral Percy Nelles of the Royal Canadian Navy and was adopted later that year. Improvements over the corvette design included improved accommodation which was markedly better. The twin engines gave only three more knots of speed but extended
299-431: The Peerage of Scotland in 1605. The peerages were created with remainder to 1) Sir Mungo Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine, failing which to 2) John Murray, who was created Earl of Annandale in 1625, and failing which to 3) Sir Andrew Murray, who was created Lord Balvaird in 1641. Lord Stormont died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by the aforementioned Mungo Murray,
322-612: The amphibious invasion of Normandy , France that were part of D-Day ( Operation Overlord ) in June 1944. In July 1944, she towed the damaged HMCS Matane (K444) to Plymouth after the Matane had been struck by a glider bomb. In October 1944 she escorted a convoy to Gibraltar and in December, convoys on the Murmansk run to the Kola Inlet . During this period, Stormont spent
345-683: The construction of 60 frigates including ten for the Royal Navy that transferred two to the United States Navy . Stormont joined the RCN's Atlantic Fleet at Halifax, Nova Scotia under command of George Myra, an experienced pre-war merchant captain who had served as the alternate captain of the famous schooner Bluenose . After training at St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia , she was assigned to escort group EG 9 out of Derry in March 1944. She served as one of 57 RCN vessels to support Operation Neptune ,
368-478: The double mount. For underwater targets, the River-class frigate was equipped with a Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar and depth charge rails aft and four side-mounted throwers. River-class frigates were the first Royal Canadian Navy warships to carry the 147B Sword horizontal fan echo sonar transmitter in addition to the irregular ASDIC. This allowed the ship to maintain contact with targets even while firing unless
391-506: The pennant K327. The River-class frigate was designed by William Reed of Smith's Dock Company of South Bank-on-Tees. Originally called a "twin-screw corvette", its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy at the time, including the Flower-class corvette . The first orders were placed by the Royal Navy in 1940 and the vessels were named for rivers in
414-439: The range of the ship to nearly double that of a corvette at 7,200 nautical miles (13,300 km) at 12 knots. Among other lessons applied to the design was an armament package better designed to combat U-boats including a twin 4-inch mount forward and 12-pounder aft. 15 Canadian frigates were initially fitted with a single 4-inch gun forward but with the exception of HMCS Valleyfield , they were all eventually upgraded to
437-425: The second Viscount. He died without male issue and was succeeded according to the special remainder by James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale, who now also became the third Viscount Stormont. He was the son of the aforementioned John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale. He was also childless and on his death in 1658 the earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the lordship of Scone and the viscountcy of Stormont according to
460-464: The special remainder by David Murray, 2nd Lord Balvaird, who became the fourth Viscount Stormont (see the Lord Balvaird for earlier history of this title). He was the son of the aforementioned Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fifth Viscount. His second son, James Murray was Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire from 1711 to 1713, and later supported
483-687: The titles, see the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield . For further succession see the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield HMCS Stormont (K327) HMCS Stormont is a former River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War . She fought primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic , but saw service in the Arctic Ocean . She was named for Stormont, Ontario . After
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#1732843986074506-403: The war she was turned into the luxury yacht Christina by Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis . She continues to sail. Stormont was ordered October 1941 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program. She was laid down on 23 December 1942 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. at Montreal and launched 14 July 1943. She was commissioned into the RCN at Quebec City on 27 November 1943 with
529-570: Was the site of the wedding reception of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and the actress, Grace Kelly . After Aristotle Onassis' death in 1975, his daughter Christina inherited the vessel, and donated it to the Greek government in 1978 to serve as a presidential yacht. As such, she was rechristened Argo and was, over time, allowed to decay and deteriorate. In 1998, she was purchased by another Greek shipowner, John Paul Papanicolaou , who restored her and renamed her into Christina O . As of August 2024, she
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