HMS Dainty (H53)

HMS Dainty was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis, before returning to her assigned station where she remained until mid-1939. Dainty was transferred back to the Mediterranean Fleet just before World War II began in September 1939. She briefly was assigned to West Africa for convoy escort duties in 1940 before returning to the Mediterranean. The ship participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and was assigned to convoy escort and patrol duties until she was sunk by German bombers off Tobruk on 24 February 1941.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Dainty
Ordered2 February 1931
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotstoun
Cost£229,378
Laid down20 April 1931
Launched3 May 1932
Completed22 December 1932
IdentificationPennant number H53
MottoDulce quod utile: 'It is pleasant if it is useful'.
FateSunk by air attack, 24 February 1941
BadgeOn a Field Blue, a Fan White and Gold.
General characteristics
Class and typeD-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) (standard)
  • 1,890 long tons (1,920 t) (deep)
Length329 ft (100.3 m) o/a
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Installed power36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts, 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,870 nmi (10,870 km; 6,760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems		ASDIC
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4.7-inch Mark IX guns
  • 1 × 12-pounder (3 in (76.2 mm)) anti-aircraft (AA) gun
  • 2 × 4 – QF .5-inch Vickers Mark III AA machine guns
  • 2 × 4 – 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers
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