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on 21 March 1939, as one of the first batch of ten Hunt-class destroyers. The Hunts were intended to make up for a shortage in destroyer-type vessels, particularly for escort duties. They were to combine the heavy anti-aircraft armament of the
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when the ship was fitting out showed that she, and by extension all the Hunts, was dangerously unstable owing to a design error. To restore stability to acceptable levels, one twin 4 inch mount was removed, the ship's
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dual purpose (anti-ship and anti-aircraft) guns in two twin mounts, with one mount forward and one aft. Additional close-in anti-aircraft armament was provided by a quadruple
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that drove two propeller shafts, generating 19,000 shaft horsepower (14,000 kW) at 380 rpm. This gave a speed of 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph).
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survived the attack, the destroyers forced the U-Boat to stay submerged for several hours, preventing it from interfering with the operation.
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dual purpose (anti-ship and anti-aircraft) guns in three twin mounts) with a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (compared with
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s) to allow them to work with the fleet when necessary. This was supplemented by a close-in anti-aircraft armament of a quadruple
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not to be spotted. This was accentuated by the ships being heavier than estimated, with an overall effect of reducing the ships'
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was hit by two bombs and near missed by a third, sustaining serious damage and killing 5 men. After repair at
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raising steam at 300 pounds per square inch (2,100 kPa) and 620 Â°F (327 Â°C) fed
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2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
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on the bridge wings, while a single "pom-pom" was mounted in the ship's bow. Up to 40
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sailed from the Mediterranean for Britain and was paid off into the reserve at
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Overwork of the designers resulted in an error in calculating the ship's
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could be carried. The ship had a complement of 146 officers and men.
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struck a mine and sank 45 nmi (52 mi; 83 km) SE of
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was laid down on 8 June 1939 and launched on 12 December 1939. An
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On 26 November 1943 she rescued about 70 survivors from the
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in France with the objective of destroying the gates of the
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and 1,360 long tons (1,380 t) under full load. Two
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mount. The ship was later modified by adding two single
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sailed from Falmouth as part of Operation Chariot, the
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7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m). As modified,
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was 264 feet 3 inches (80.54 m) long
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by ramming them with an explosive-packed destroyer,
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In June and July, she was detached to the 458:Following commissioning and initial trials, 229:27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) 2909:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy 1106: 1104: 1010: 931: 929: 927: 925: 923: 803: 767: 765: 763: 761: 759: 1384: 1370: 1168:Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters 1939–1942 956: 887: 815: 784: 782: 780: 342:knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) for the 300: 1391: 1222: 1184: 1149: 1125: 899: 875: 851: 827: 791: 377:was completed and commissioned (with the 1247: 1121: 1119: 1101: 1052: 1046: 984: 920: 893: 839: 756: 470:employed on convoy escort duties in the 159:1,340 long tons (1,362 t) full load 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2940:Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy 1342: 1203: 1110: 962: 914: 857: 845: 833: 821: 797: 777: 675:shelled German troops on the island of 527:, and so prevent the dock's use by the 369:and funnel was cut down and additional 354:. No torpedo-tubes were to be carried. 350:, and an anti-submarine armament of 30 156:1,000 long tons (1,016 t) standard 2922: 1323: 1307:Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 1285: 1095: 1040: 978: 881: 809: 771: 718:for scrapping by Smith & Houston. 617:providing air cover for the landings. 434:The ship's main gun armament was four 2838: 2392: 1779: 1403: 1365: 1328:. Gravesend, UK: World Ship Society. 1252:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1165: 1116: 1004: 935: 257:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI guns 171:264 ft 3 in (80.54 m) 51: 712:British Iron & Steel Corporation 683:. On returning from this operation, 264:QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns 1208:. Cumbria, UK: World Ship Society. 13: 646:escorting convoys to the beaches. 219:, 19,000 shp (14,000 kW) 14: 2956: 1271:. 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(2004). 640:invaded the South of France 630:, which had been sunk by a 373:was fitted. Thus modified, 178:280 ft (85.34 m) 16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy 10: 2961: 1404: 615:force of aircraft carriers 453: 209:2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 18: 2904: 2884: 2845: 2834: 2790: 2694: 2649: 2616: 2399: 2388: 2327: 2270: 2213: 2143: 2110: 2053: 1786: 1775: 1738: 1671: 1657:Presidente Velasco Ibarra 1626: 1593: 1410: 1399: 1248:Friedman, Norman (2008). 591:Allied invasion of Sicily 436:4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk XVI 326:4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk XVI 132: 46: 30: 2626:Free French Naval Forces 1185:Critchley, Mike (1982). 1059:merchantnavyofficers.com 721: 464:First Destroyer Flotilla 427:single-reduction geared 191:29 ft (8.84 m) 133:General characteristics 710:was transferred to the 583:18th Destroyer Flotilla 579:16th Destroyer Flotilla 529:German battleship  496:15th Destroyer Flotilla 381:L05) on 23 March 1940. 301:Construction and design 1603:Republic of China Navy 1343:Whitley, M.J. (2000). 1204:English, John (1987). 655:5th Destroyer Flotilla 561:German submarine  389:between perpendiculars 259:on twin mounts Mk. XIX 1393:Hunt-class destroyers 1286:Lenton, H.T. (1970). 963:Kindall, Don (2009). 698:On 23 September 1945 601:. In September 1943, 444:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2800:Royal Norwegian Navy 2280:Royal Norwegian Navy 1717:Mohamed Ali el-Kebir 1690:Mohamed Ali el-Kebir 1166:Blair, Clay (2000). 788:English 1987, p. 17. 538:and her sister ship 2704:Royal Hellenic Navy 2153:Royal Hellenic Navy 944:. 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Index

HMS Atherstone

United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Type I Hunt-class
destroyer
pp
oa
Parsons
geared turbines
QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI guns
QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns
depth charges
Hunt-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Bittern-class sloops
4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk XVI
2-pounder "pom-pom"
depth charges
inclining test
superstructure
ballast
pennant number
between perpendiculars
overall
beam

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