HMS Atherstone (L05)

HMS Atherstone was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in late 1939 as the first of her class but was found to be unstable, and had to undergo significant modifications before entering service in March 1940.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Atherstone.

HMS Atherstone in 1942
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Atherstone
Ordered21 March 1939
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down8 June 1939
Launched12 December 1939
Commissioned23 March 1940
FateSold for scrap 1957
General characteristics
Class and typeType I Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) standard
  • 1,340 long tons (1,362 t) full load
Length
  • 264 ft 3 in (80.54 m) pp,
  • 280 ft (85.34 m) oa
Beam29 ft (8.84 m)
Draught7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Speed27.5 kn (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement146
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI guns on twin mounts Mk. XIX
  • 4 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns (1 × quad mount)
  • 30 depth charges
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