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HMS Loyal (G15)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Loyal.
HMS Loyal was a L-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, although she was not completed until after World War II had begun.
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Name | HMS Loyal |
Ordered | 31 March 1938 |
Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland |
Laid down | 23 November 1938 |
Launched | 8 October 1940 |
Completed | 31 October 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number G15 |
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Class and type | L-class destroyer |
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Length | 362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) o/a |
Beam | 37 ft (11.3 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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