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United Kingdom | |
Name: | HMS Ithuriel |
Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs |
Laid down: | 24 May 1939 |
Launched: | 15 December 1940 |
Commissioned: | 3 March 1942 |
Identification: | Pennant number: H05 |
Fate: | Damaged beyond repair by enemy aircraft, 28 November 1942 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type: | I-class destroyer |
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Length: | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
Beam: | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
Draught: | 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m) |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed: | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
Range: | 5,530 nmi (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement: | 145 |
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HMS Ithuriel was an I-class destroyer laid down for the Turkish Navy, but was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1939.
Ithuriel displaced 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) at standard load and 1,918 long tons (1,949 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 34,000 shaft horsepower (25,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty three-drum boilers. Ithuriel carried a maximum of 470 long tons (480 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 5,530 nautical miles (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's complement was 145 officers and men.
The ship mounted four 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Ithuriel had two quadruple Mark I mounts for the 0.5 inch Vickers Mark III machine gun. She was fitted with two above-water quintuple mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. The ship was fitted with two depth charge throwers and two racks for 16 depth charges.