HMS Dainty (H53)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Dainty |
| Ordered: | 2 February 1931 |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotstoun |
| Cost: | £229,378 |
| Laid down: | 20 April 1931 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1932 |
| Completed: | 22 December 1932 |
| Identification: | Pennant number H53 |
| Motto: | Dulce quod utile: 'It is pleasant if it is useful'. |
| Fate: | Sunk by air attack, 24 February 1941 |
| Badge: | On a Field Blue, a Fan White and Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | D-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 329 ft (100.3 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Installed power: | 36,000 shp (27,000 kW) |
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| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 5,870 nmi (10,870 km; 6,760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 145 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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HMS Dainty was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis, before returning to her assigned station where she remained until mid-1939. Dainty was transferred back to the Mediterranean Fleet just before World War II began in September 1939. She briefly was assigned to West Africa for convoy escort duties in 1940 before returning to the Mediterranean. The ship participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and was assigned to convoy escort and patrol duties until she was sunk by German bombers off Tobruk on 24 February 1941.
Dainty displaced 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) at standard load and 1,890 long tons (1,920 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 329 feet (100.3 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m). She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 36,000 shaft horsepower (27,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. Dainty carried a maximum of 473 long tons (481 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 5,870 nautical miles (10,870 km; 6,760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's complement was 145 officers and men.
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