HMS Kelvin (F37)
HMS Kelvin (F37)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Kelvin |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Laid down: | 5 October 1937 |
| Launched: | 19 January 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 27 November 1939 |
| Identification: | pennant number: F37 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 6 April 1949 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | K-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| 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: | 183 (218 for flotilla leaders) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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HMS Kelvin was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939 with the pennant number F37.
Kelvin fought in several theatres during the Second World War. In September 1940, as part of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla she scuttled HMS Ivanhoe, which had struck a mine off Texel during the Texel Disaster. In October, she was part of the escort for the battleship HMS Revenge when she shelled Cherbourg.
Under Admiral James Somerville, she was involved at the action off Cape Spartivento on 27 November 1940, and for the next two years she was employed heavily in the Mediterranean Sea, being involved in several major actions as well as several minor engagements.
In May 1941, she bombarded Benghazi in company with HM destroyers Jackal, Kashmir, Kelly and Kipling before heading to Crete on 20 May 1941. She survived the withdrawal with comparatively light casualties, but required repairs and was sent to Bombay during which time her crew had sufficient time to tour India as far north as the Khyber Pass. By March 1942 she was back in the Mediterranean escorting convoy MW10 which took part in the Second Battle of Sirte. Later in the year she was involved in diversionary attacks in support of Operation Pedestal and bombarded Rhodes.
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