HMS Daring (H16)
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.jpg/300px-DARING_(H16).jpg) HMS Daring in pre-war China Station white paint |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Class and type: | D class destroyer |
| Name: | HMS Daring |
| Builder: | John I Thornycroft, Southampton |
| Laid down: | 18 June 1931 |
| Launched: | 7 April 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1932 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk on 18 February 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,375 tons |
| Length: | 329 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Three x Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers Parsons geared steam turbines 36,000 shp on two shafts |
| Speed: | 36 kt (66.7 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,500 nmi at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 145 |
| Armament: |
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| Motto: | Splendide audax ("Finely Daring") |
| Honours and awards: | Nil |
| Badge: | On a Field Black, an arm and a hand in a cresset of fire all Proper |
HMS Daring was a D Class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1931 and sunk in 1940.
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[edit] Construction
Ordered in the 1930 Programme at a cost of £225,536, Daring was laid down at John I Thornycroft's yard at Woolston, Southampton on 18 June 1931 and launched on 7 April 1932. She was commissioned on 25 November 1932, joining the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean early in 1933.
[edit] History
[edit] Pre-World War II
In December 1934 she sailed to join the 8th Destroyer Flotilla on the China Station and served there until the outbreak of war. Her captain until arrival at Singapore was the renowned Lord Louis Mountbatten.
[edit] World War II
In September 1939 she joined the Fleet at Alexandria with HM Destroyers Duncan, Diana and Dainty. After patrols in the Mediterranean and Red Sea, she dry-docked in Malta in November. In early 1940 she escorted RMS Duttotar Castle from Gibraltar to Belfast, and from there went to Portsmouth for repairs. Joining her flotilla in Scapa Flow in February 1940, she deployed for escort of convoy to and from Norway.
[edit] Sinking
On 18 February 1940 she was torpedoed in position [1] about 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of the Pentland Firth by U-23, under the command of the legendary Otto Kretschmer. She capsized and sank very quickly after being hit in the stern. 157 of the ship's company were lost, including her captain, Cdr Sydney Alan Cooper RN. There were only five survivors.[2]
[edit] Commanding Officers
| From | To | Captain |
| ? | 29 April 1934 | Cdr Tom Fellowes RN |
| 29 April 1934 | November? 1934 | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma[3][4][5] |
| 15 September 1935 | 1937 | Cdr Geoffrey Barnard RN, later Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard, DSO* KCB CB[4] |
| 7 July 1939 | 18 February 1940 | Cdr Sydney Alan Cooper RN[4] |
[edit] References
- ^ U-Boat.net - HMS Daring (H16). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ HMS DARING - History. Royal Navy Website. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Naval Career. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ a b c Unit Histories.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Naval Historical society of Australia - Destroyer Design. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
[edit] External links
- U-Boat.net - [1]
- Naval History.net - [2]
- Axford's Abode, the home of the Daring Association (Last Commission) - [3]
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