HMS Pathfinder (G10)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Pathfinder |
| Ordered: | 2 October 1939 |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 5 March 1940 |
| Launched: | 10 April 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 13 April 1942 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: G10 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1948 |
| Notes: | Badge: On a Field per Pale wavy and White a bloodhound Proper. |
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| Class and type: | P-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 345 ft (105 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 × steam turbines |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 3,850 nautical miles (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 176 |
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HMS Pathfinder was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was damaged while serving in the Far East, and was scrapped after the end of the war.
The P-class destroyers were repeats of the preceding O class, except that they were armed with 4-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft guns. They displaced 1,640 long tons (1,670 t) at standard load and 2,250 long tons (2,290 t) at deep load. The ships had an overall length of 345 feet (105.2 m), a beam of 35 feet (10.7 m) and a deep draught of 12 feet 3 inches (3.7 m). They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of 40,000 shaft horsepower (30,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 500 long tons (510 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 3,850 nautical miles (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). The ships' complement was 176 officers and men.
Pathfinder was armed with four QF 4-inch Mark V guns in single mounts, two pairs [superfiring] fore and aft. Her light anti-aircraft suite was composed of one quadruple mount for 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns and four single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The ship was fitted with two above-water quadruple mount for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. The ship was fitted with four depth charge throwers and two racks for 70 depth charges.
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