HMS Zephyr (R19)
HMS Zephyr was a Z-class destroyer. She was launched on 13 July 1942 at Vickers-Armstrongs' High Walker shipyard and commissioned on 6 September 1944. She was 'adopted' by the civil community of Doncaster, replacing the destroyer HMS Lightning (sunk in 1943), which had originally been adopted during Warship Week in 1942.
HMS Zephyr underway off Spithead, 5 May 1952 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Zephyr |
| Ordered | 12 February 1942 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
| Laid down | 13 July 1942 |
| Launched | 15 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 September 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number R19 |
| Honours and awards | Quebec 1759 – Martinique 1762 – Copenhagen 1801 – Baltic 1854 – Arctic 1945 |
| Fate | Arrived in Dunston for breaking up 2 July 1958 |
| Badge | On a Field Blue, a representation of Zephyrus, the West wind |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Z-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,710 tons |
| Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin steam turbines |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) maximum |
| Complement | 185 |
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