HMS Beaufort (L14)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Beaufort.
HMS Beaufort was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 17 July 1940 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 9 June 1941 and commissioned on 3 November 1941. During the Second World War the ship served in the Mediterranean Sea, escorting convoys and covering landings. She was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1952 and scrapped in 1965.
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Beaufort in May 1945 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Beaufort |
Ordered | 4 September 1940 |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Laid down | 17 July 1940 |
Launched | 9 June 1941 |
Commissioned | 3 November 1941 |
Fate | Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1952 |
Norway | |
Name | Haugesund |
Identification | F312 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up in 1965 |
Notes | Pennant number: D312 changed to F312 after 1956 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type II Hunt-class destroyer |
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Length | 85.34 m (280.0 ft) |
Beam | 9.62 m (31.6 ft) |
Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines; 19,000 shp |
Speed | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
Range | 3,600 nmi (6,670 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 164 |
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