HMS Despatch (D30)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Despatch.
HMS Despatch was a Danae-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was part of the Delhi sub-class of the Danae class.
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HMS Despatch in October 1939 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Despatch |
Ordered | March 1918 |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
Laid down | 8 July 1918 |
Launched | 24 September 1919 |
Commissioned | 2 June 1922 |
Identification | Pennant number D30 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 5 April 1946 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Danae-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 4,970 long tons (5,050 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m) (mean, deep load) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Complement | 460 |
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Notes | Received a Le Cheminant deck watch from the Royal Observatory on 23 January 1933.[1] |
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