HMS Hyperion (H97)
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HMS Hyperion was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet. During the first few months of World War II, Hyperion searched for German commerce raiders in the Atlantic Ocean and blockaded German merchant ships in neutral harbours until she returned to the British Isles in early 1940. The ship participated in the Norwegian Campaign before she was transferred back to the Mediterranean Fleet shortly afterwards. Hyperion participated in the Battle of Calabria and the Battle of Cape Spada in July 1940 while escorting the larger ships of the fleet. The ship covered several convoys to Malta before she struck a mine and was deliberately scuttled in December 1940.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hyperion |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
Laid down | 27 March 1935 |
Launched | 8 April 1936 |
Completed | 3 December 1936 |
Identification | Pennant number: H97 |
Fate | Mined 22 December 1940 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | H-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m) |
Installed power | 34,000 shp (25,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 5,530 nmi (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 137 (peacetime), 146 (wartime) |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
Armament |
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Notes | Pennant number H97 |