HMS Barfleur (D80)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barfleur
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	28 October 1942
Launched	1 November 1943
Commissioned	14 September 1944
Identification	Pennant number D80
Fate	Broken up 1966
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons standard; 3,430 tons full load;
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draught	15.3 ft (4.7 m)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	35.75 knots (66.21 km/h; 41.14 mph)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	268
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun; 1 × single 4-inch (102 mm) gun; 14 × Bofors 40 mm gun; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × Squid mortar;
Service record
Part of:	British Pacific Fleet 1944-45; 19th Destroyer Flotilla; 3rd Destroyer Flotilla;
Operations:	Second World War; Operation Musketeer (1956);

HMS Barfleur was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against the French in 1692.

Barfleur was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 1 November 1943 and commissioned on 14 September 1944.

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