HMS Holderness (L48)

HMS Holderness was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II. She was scrapped in 1956.

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

HMS Holderness underway, c1941 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Holderness
Ordered11 March 1939
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend
Laid down29 June 1939
Launched8 February 1940
Completed10 August 1940
IdentificationPennant number: L48
FateScrapped, 1956
BadgeOn a Field red a Fox's mask holding in the mouth a hunting horn gold
General characteristics
Class and typeType I Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load
Length85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Speed
  • 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
  • 25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h) full
Range3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement164
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4 in Mark XVI guns on twin mounts Mk. XIX
  • 4 × QF 2 pdr Mk. VIII on quad mount MK.VII
  • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk. III
  • 110 depth charges, 2 throwers, 3 racks
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