HMS Hardy (R08)

HMS Hardy was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.

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

Hardy in August 1943
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hardy
Ordered1 September 1941
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Laid down14 May 1942
Launched18 March 1943
CommissionedAugust 1943
IdentificationPennant number:R08
Honours and
awards		Arctic 1943-44
FateScuttled after being torpedoed on 30 January 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeV-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard
  • 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load
Length363 ft (111 m)
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h)
Complement180 (225 in flotilla leader)
Armament
  • Original configuration :
  • 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII
  • 2 × QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV
  • 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III
  • 2 × quadruple tubes for 21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes Mk.IX
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