HMS Hogue (D74)

HMS Hogue was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was commissioned during the Second World War. She was named after the Battle of La Hogue, fought between the British and French in 1692; the ship's badge a chess rook on a field blue, within a chaplet of laurel gold was derived from the arms of Admiral Sir George Rooke who distinguished himself at the battle.

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

HMS Hogue (D74)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hogue
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down6 January 1943
Launched21 April 1944
Commissioned24 July 1945
IdentificationPennant number D74
FateSold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeBattle-class destroyer
Displacement2,315 tons standard / 3,290 tons full load
Length379 ft (116 m)
Beam40 ft 3 in (12.27 m)
Draught
  • 12.75 ft (3.89 m) standard
  • 15.3 ft (4.7 m) full load
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines,
  • 2 shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Complement247 peace time, 308 war
Armament
  • 2 × twin 4.5 in guns QF Mark III on mounting BD Mk. IV
  • 1 × single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XXIII on mount Mk. III
  • 4 × twin 40 mm Bofors mounts "Hazemeyer" Mk. IV
  • 4-6 × single 40 mm Bofors mounts Mk. VII
  • 2 × quad tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes Mk. IX
  • Two depth charge rails.
  • Four depth charge throwers.
  • Depth charges later replaced by 1 × Squid A/S mortar

Hogue was built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead during the Second World and launched on 21 April 1944.

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