HMS Hardy (R08)
 Hardy in August 1943 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hardy |
| Ordered: | 1 September 1941 |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Laid down: | 14 May 1942 |
| Launched: | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | August 1943 |
| Identification: | Pennant number:R08 |
| Honours and awards: | Arctic 1943-44 |
| Fate: | Sunk 30 January 1944 |
| Badge: | . |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load |
| Length: | 363 ft (111 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 (225 in flotilla leader) |
| Armament: | Original configuration : • 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII |
HMS Hardy (R08) was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943. Hardy was lost on 30 January 1944.
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References
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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