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HMS Limbourne (L57)
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HMS Limbourne (L57) was a Hunt-class escort destroyer, operated by the Royal Navy.[1][2] She was sunk in action, off German-occupied Guernsey, on 23 October 1943.
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![]() Painting by William McDowell of Limbourne (left) with Charybdis (right) in an English Channel gale | |
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Name | Limbourne |
Ordered | 4 July 1940 |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow |
Laid down | 8 April 1941 |
Launched | 12 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 October 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number: L57 |
Fate | Sunk 23 October 1943 |
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Class and type | Type III Hunt-class destroyer |
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Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 168 |
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