HMS Partridge (G30)
HMS Partridge was a P-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The O-class were intermediate destroyers, designed before the outbreak of the Second World War to meet likely demands for large number of destroyers. They had a main gun armament of four 4.7 in (120 mm) guns, and had a design speed of 36 kn (41 mph; 67 km/h). Partridge was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at their Govan, Scotland shipyard, launching on 5 August 1941 and completing on 22 February 1942.
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Partridge |
| Ordered | 2 October 1939 |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
| Laid down | 3 June 1940 |
| Launched | 5 August 1941 |
| Completed | 22 February 1942 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-565, 18 December 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | P-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,550 long tons (1,570 t) standard |
| Length | 345 ft (105.16 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.67 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; Parsons geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36.75 knots (68.06 km/h; 42.29 mph) |
| Range | 3,850 nmi (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Partridge served mainly in the Mediterranean Sea during the war, taking part in the Malta convoy Harpoon in June 1942. She was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-565 west of Oran on 18 December 1942.
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