HMS Tumult (R11)
T-class destroyer converted to Type 16 frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tumult.
HMS Tumult was a T-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
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Name | HMS Tumult |
Ordered | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | John Brown & Company |
Laid down | 16 November 1941 |
Launched | 9 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 2 April 1943 |
Reclassified | Converted to Type 16 frigate 1949-50 |
Identification | Pennant number R11/F121 |
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Fate | Scrapped 25 October 1965 |
General characteristics as T–class | |
Class and type | T-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m) |
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Speed | 36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h) |
Complement | 180-225 |
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General characteristics as Type 16 | |
Class and type | Type 16 frigate |
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Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a |
Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) full load |
Complement | 175 |
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