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HMS Finisterre (D55)

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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
294:. She was the first and thus far the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear this name. 1135: 793: 441: 1238: 1187: 1181: 930: 877: 849: 842: 807: 457: 435: 898: 666: 373: 347: 250: 108: 1305: 1212: 351: 244: 731: 996: 937: 419: 309: 778: 467: 389: 335: 287: 25: 616: 576: 538: 462:, to complete a tour of Australia over the Christmas period of 1959. 283: 135: 486:
She arrived for scrapping at the yard of W.H.Arnott Young Co. Ltd,
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to keep the peace as the country gained its independence in 1961.
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Fleets. She was one of a number of Royal Navy ships stationed off
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for some time, in which she performed a variety of duties there,
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4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 
710: 554: 358:took part in the rescue attempt of the submarine 1303: 595:. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. pp. 106–7. 1291:List of destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy 593:British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers 481: 665: 434:was placed in Reserve. After her sister ship, 67:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 747: 675:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 761: 456:. She took over duties of her sister ship, 338:upon her commissioning. After being in the 754: 740: 364:, which had sunk after colliding with the 1327:Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom 1312:Battle-class destroyers of the Royal Navy 590: 708: 552: 319: 1304: 689: 315: 1157: 735: 290:(RN). She was named after one of the 37: 1286:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy 1158: 13: 14: 1338: 637:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p.  513:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p.  1205: 1166: 1120: 771: 713:Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 634:Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 557:Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945 510:Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 412:Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 39: 24: 659: 418:was positioned adjacent to her 624: 609: 584: 569: 546: 543:, Friday, 13 January 1950, p.4 531: 500: 1: 694:. London: Almark Publishing. 621:, Saturday, 29 July 1961, p.7 493: 196:35.75 knots (66.21 km/h) 630: 581:, Monday, 15 June 1953, p.15 506: 482:Decommissioning and disposal 327:in the North Atlantic, 1961. 7: 10: 1343: 561:. Ian Allan Ltd. pp.  292:battles of Cape Finisterre 1281: 1258: 1203: 1164: 1153: 1118: 989: 916: 909: 786: 769: 717:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. 258: 176:15.3 ft (4.7 m) 123: 32: 23: 591:Critchley, Mike (1982). 160:379 ft (116 m) 763:Battle-class destroyers 692:Battle Class Destroyers 669:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 408:Coronation Fleet Review 124:General characteristics 709:Marriott, Leo (1989). 690:Hodges, Peter (1971). 631:Marriott, Leo (1989). 553:Marriott, Leo (1989). 507:Marriott, Leo (1989). 450:1st Destroyer Squadron 406:took part in the 1953 328: 267:1st Destroyer Squadron 168:40 ft (12 m) 16:Battle-class destroyer 1174:Imperial Iranian Navy 1128:Royal Australian Navy 382:Gunnery Training Ship 323: 224:4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 1317:Ships built in Govan 448:replaced her in the 150:3,430 tons full load 440:, collided with an 430:The following year 354:. In January 1950, 316:Operational service 230:4-inch (102 mm) gun 147:2,325 tons standard 329: 1299: 1298: 1254: 1253: 1114: 1113: 1110: 1109: 682:978-1-86176-281-8 490:on 12 June 1967. 410:to celebrate the 334:first joined the 271: 270: 92:11 September 1945 1334: 1211: 1209: 1208: 1172: 1170: 1169: 1155: 1154: 1126: 1124: 1123: 914: 913: 784: 783: 777: 775: 774: 756: 749: 742: 733: 732: 728: 716: 705: 686: 653: 652: 628: 622: 613: 607: 606: 588: 582: 573: 567: 566: 560: 550: 544: 535: 529: 528: 504: 444:in August 1959, 346:returned to the 242:21 inch (533 mm) 236:Bofors 40 mm gun 47: 44: 43: 42: 28: 21: 20: 1342: 1341: 1337: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1332: 1331: 1302: 1301: 1300: 1295: 1277: 1250: 1206: 1204: 1199: 1167: 1165: 1160: 1159:Other operators 1149: 1121: 1119: 1106: 985: 905: 772: 770: 765: 760: 725: 702: 683: 667:Colledge, J. J. 662: 657: 656: 649: 629: 625: 614: 610: 603: 589: 585: 574: 570: 551: 547: 536: 532: 525: 505: 501: 496: 484: 452:, based in the 318: 76:8 December 1942 45: 40: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1340: 1330: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1297: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1288: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1276: 1275: 1266: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1248: 1236: 1217: 1215: 1201: 1200: 1198: 1197: 1178: 1176: 1162: 1161: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1147: 1140: 1132: 1130: 1116: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1080: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1046: 1039: 1034: 1027: 1020: 1015: 1008: 1001: 993: 991: 987: 986: 984: 983: 976: 963: 956: 949: 942: 935: 928: 920: 918: 911: 907: 906: 904: 903: 896: 889: 882: 875: 868: 861: 854: 847: 840: 833: 826: 819: 812: 805: 798: 790: 788: 781: 767: 766: 759: 758: 751: 744: 736: 730: 729: 723: 706: 700: 687: 681: 661: 658: 655: 654: 647: 623: 608: 601: 583: 568: 545: 530: 523: 498: 497: 495: 492: 483: 480: 442:Indian cruiser 374:Thames Estuary 368:merchant ship 317: 314: 269: 268: 265: 261: 260: 259:Service record 256: 255: 254: 253: 247: 238: 232: 226: 218: 214: 213: 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 152: 151: 148: 143: 139: 138: 130: 129:Class and type 126: 125: 121: 120: 119:Broken up 1967 117: 113: 112: 109:Pennant number 106: 105:Identification 102: 101: 98: 97:Decommissioned 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 53: 49: 48: 46:United Kingdom 35: 34: 30: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1339: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1280: 1274: 1272: 1268:Followed by: 1267: 1265: 1262:Preceded by: 1261: 1260: 1257: 1246: 1242: 1241: 1237: 1234: 1230: 1229: 1224: 1223: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1213:Pakistan Navy 1202: 1195: 1191: 1190: 1185: 1184: 1180: 1179: 1177: 1175: 1163: 1156: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1117: 1103: 1102: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1078: 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Lucia 1050:Poictiers 1043:Oudenarde 1005:Belleisle 990:Cancelled 925:Agincourt 917:Completed 893:Trafalgar 865:St. Kitts 858:St. James 617:The Times 577:The Times 539:The Times 424:St. James 402:In 1953, 396:Excellent 394:HMS  361:Truculent 284:destroyer 222:2 × dual 136:destroyer 89:Completed 73:Laid down 1189:Damavand 1095:Waterloo 1077:Talavera 1037:Omdurman 1031:Navarino 802:Barfleur 619:(London) 579:(London) 541:(London) 454:Far East 350:via the 340:Far East 264:Part of: 217:Armament 81:Launched 1240:Khaibar 1233:Gabbard 1183:Artemiz 1090:Vimiera 1012:Jutland 998:Albuera 980:Matapan 973:Jutland 960:Dunkirk 953:Corunna 946:Barrosa 939:Alamein 886:Solebay 872:Saintes 830:Gabbard 488:Dalmuir 372:in the 366:Swedish 308:on the 286:of the 173:Draught 63:Builder 33:History 1271:Daring 1210:  1171:  1144:Tobruk 1125:  795:Armada 776:  721:  698:  679:  645:  599:  521:  476:Kuwait 370:Divina 279:was a 157:Length 1273:class 1245:Cadiz 1228:Indus 1194:Sluys 1137:Anzac 1101:Ypres 1066:Somme 1024:Namur 932:Aisne 879:Sluys 851:Lagos 844:Hogue 809:Cadiz 459:Hogue 437:Hogue 310:Clyde 306:Govan 240:10 × 234:14 × 201:Range 193:Speed 1243:(ex- 1231:(ex- 1222:Badr 1192:(ex- 1018:Mons 900:Vigo 719:ISBN 696:ISBN 677:ISBN 643:ISBN 597:ISBN 565:–75. 519:ISBN 470:and 468:Home 274:HMS 249:1 × 165:Beam 116:Fate 100:1965 55:HMS 52:Name 304:of 212:268 186:shp 111:D55 1308:: 1225:/ 1186:/ 970:/ 641:. 639:82 563:71 517:. 515:82 427:. 414:. 399:. 388:, 348:UK 1247:) 1235:) 1196:) 755:e 748:t 741:v 727:. 704:. 685:. 651:. 605:. 527:.

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Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Pennant number
Battle-class
destroyer
shp
4.5-inch (114 mm) gun
4-inch (102 mm) gun
Bofors 40 mm gun
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Squid mortar
Battle-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
battles of Cape Finisterre
Fairfields
Govan
Clyde

Home Fleet
Far East
UK
Mediterranean
Truculent
Swedish
Thames Estuary
Gunnery Training Ship
Whale Island
Portsmouth

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