HMAS Quiberon (G81)
HMAS Quiberon
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| Namesake: | Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759 |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White |
| Laid down: | 14 October 1940 |
| Launched: | 31 January 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 June 1964 |
| Reclassified: | Anti-submarine frigate (1954) |
| Motto: | "Seek and Subdue" |
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| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
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| Class and type: | Q-class destroyer |
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| Beam: | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons Impulse turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph) |
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| Complement: | 8 officers, 181 sailors |
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| General characteristics (post conversion) | |
| Type: | Modified Type 15 frigate |
| Draught: | 15.5 ft (4.7 m) |
| Range: | 4,040 nautical miles (7,480 km; 4,650 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted into an anti-submarine frigate.
Quiberon was one of eight Q-class destroyers constructed as a flotilla under the War Emergency Programme. These ships had a standard displacement of 1,705 tons, and a deep load displacement of 2,424 tons.Quiberon was 361 feet 1.5 inches (110.071 m) long overall, and 339 feet 6 inches (103.48 m) long between perpendiculars, with a beam of 35 feet 8 inches (10.87 m). Propulsion was provided by two Admiralty 3-drum boilers connected to Parsons Impulse turbines, which generated 40,000 shaft horsepower (30,000 kW) for the propeller shafts.Quiberon achieved a maximum speed of 32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph) during full-power trials. At 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph), she had a range of only 1,150 nautical miles (2,130 km; 1,320 mi), but could travel 3,560 nautical miles (6,590 km; 4,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). The ship's company consisted of 8 officers and 181 sailors.
The ship's main armament consisted of four QF 4.7 inch Mk IX guns in single turrets. This was supplemented by a quadruple 2-pounder pom-pom, and six 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns. Four depth-charge throwers were fitted, with a payload of 70 charges carried, and two quadruple 21-inch torpedo tube sets were fitted, although a maximum of eight torpedoes were carried.
Quiberon was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at their shipyard in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, on 14 October 1940. She was launched on 31 January 1942 by the wife of Rear Admiral S. D. Tillard, Flag Officer in Charge, Southampton.Quiberon was commissioned into the RAN on 6 July 1942. Although commissioned as an Australian ship, the destroyer initially remained the property of the Royal Navy. The ship was named after the Battle of Quiberon Bay, which occurred in 1759.
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