HMS Rotherham

HMS Rotherham was an R-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War, named after Captain Edward Rotheram, who commanded HMS Royal Sovereign during at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Rotherham was completed in 1942 and equipped as a flotilla leader, having slightly reduced armament to allow for the increased complement and working space required. Decommissioned in 1945, the ship was sold to India in 1948, serving as INS Rajput (D141) until 1976, when she was scrapped.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Rajput.

Rotherham on completion, September 1942
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rotherham
NamesakeCaptain Edward Rotheram
Ordered2 April 1940
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down10 April 1941
Launched21 March 1942
Completed27 August 1942
CommissionedAugust 1942
Decommissioned1945
IdentificationPennant number: H09
Honours and
awards
  • Battle honours:
  • Sabang 1944
  • Burma
FateSold to India, 1948; Scrapped, 1976
BadgeOn a Field Blue, a stag trippant Gold between a wreath of oak also Gold
India
NameINS Rajput
NamesakeRajput
Acquired1948
Commissioned27 July 1949
Decommissioned1976
IdentificationD141
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeR-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,705 long tons (1,732 t) light
  • 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) full load
Length358 ft 3 in (109.2 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range4,675 nmi (8,658 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement237
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 290 air warning radar
  • Type 285 ranging & bearing radar
  • Huff-Duff (High-frequency Direction-finder)
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns, single mounts CP Mk.XVIII
  • 4 × QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII (40 mm L/39), quad mount Mk.VII
  • 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mount P Mk.III
  • 8 (2×4) torpedo tubes for 21 in Mk.IX torpedoes
  • 4 × throwers & 2 × racks, 70 depth charges
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