| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Orwell |
| Ordered: | 3 September 1939 |
| Laid down: | 20 May 1940 |
| Launched: | 2 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 17 October 1942 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | O-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,540 long tons (1,560 t) standard |
| Length: | 345 ft (105 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,850 nmi (7,130 km) at 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 472 tons oil |
| Complement: | 176+ |
| Armament: | • 4 × single QF 4 in guns Mark V on mounting HA Mk.III • 1 × quad QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" mount Mk.VII • Up to 6 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns • 2 × quad 21 in (533 mm) tubes for Mk.IX torpedoes • 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges • Up to 60 mines (where fitted) |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Battle of the Barents Sea (1942) Battle of North Cape (1943) |
HMS Orwell was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that entered service in 1942. She saw action at the Battle of the Barents Sea, and was involved in convoy escort duties during the Battle of North Cape. In 1952 she was converted to a Type 16 frigate and was broken-up in June 1965.
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