HMS Blencathra
HMS Blencathra (L24) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy in commission from 1940 to 1948. She was a member of the first subgroup of the class, and saw service through most of World War II.
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Name | HMS Blencathra |
Namesake | A fox hunt in Cumberland, England |
Ordered | 4 September 1939 |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 11 or 18 November 1939 |
Launched | 6 August 1940 |
Completed | 14 December 1940 |
Commissioned | 14 December 1940 |
Decommissioned | July 1948 |
Identification | Pennant number: L24 |
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Fate |
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Badge | On a red field, a hunting horn and a crosier in saltire, both gold |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type I Hunt-class destroyer |
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Length | 85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a |
Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
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Complement | 164 |
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