HMS Atherstone (L05)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Atherstone.
HMS Atherstone was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in late 1939 as the first of her class but was found to be unstable, and had to undergo significant modifications before entering service in March 1940.
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HMS Atherstone in 1942 | |
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Name | HMS Atherstone |
Ordered | 21 March 1939 |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 8 June 1939 |
Launched | 12 December 1939 |
Commissioned | 23 March 1940 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 1957 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type I Hunt-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 29 ft (8.84 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
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Speed | 27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 146 |
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