HMS Pathfinder (G10)

HMS Pathfinder was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was damaged while serving in the Far East, and was scrapped after the end of the war.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pathfinder
Ordered2 October 1939
BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne
Laid down5 March 1940
Launched10 April 1941
Commissioned13 April 1942
IdentificationPennant number: G10
FateScrapped in 1948
NotesBadge: On a Field per Pale wavy and White a bloodhound Proper.
General characteristics
Class and typeP-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,640 long tons (1,666 t) standard
  • 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) full
Length345 ft (105 m) o/a
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Installed power
  • 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,850 nautical miles (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement176
Armament
  • 4 × single QF 4 in Mk.V (102 mm)
  • 1 × quadruple QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII (40 mm)
  • 4 × single QF 20 mm Oerlikon
  • 2 × quadruple mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes
  • 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges
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