HMS Ivanhoe

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HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.

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instanceOf I-class destroyer
Royal Navy destroyer
armament 2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
2 × quintuple 21-inch torpedo tubes
4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
depth charges
battle Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area)
beam 33 feet
builderLocation Hebburn-on-Tyne, England
category Ships built on the River Tyne
World War II destroyer of the United Kingdom
causeOfSinking mine
commissioned 24 August 1937
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
crewComplement approximately 145 officers and ratings
dateOfSinking 1 September 1940
displacementDeepLoad approximately 1888 long tons
displacementStandard approximately 1370 long tons
draught 12 feet
fate sunk
flag White Ensign
hullMaterial steel
laidDownBy Hawthorn Leslie and Company
laidDownDate 12 March 1936
launchDate 11 November 1936
lengthOverall 323 feet
maximumSpeed 35.5 knots
namedAfter character Ivanhoe from Sir Walter Scott’s novel
navalFleet Royal Navy
surface form: British Royal Navy
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Altmark Incident
Operation Dynamo
surface form: Dunkirk evacuation

Operation Weserübung
surface form: Norwegian Campaign
pennantNumber D16
placeOfSinking off the Dutch coast
powerOutput 34000 shp
propulsion 2 shafts
steam turbines
range 5500 nautical miles at 15 knots
role convoy escort
fleet screening
patrol duties
serviceEntryYear 1937
serviceStartConflict early years of World War II
shipClass I-class destroyer
shipyard Hawthorn Leslie and Company
surface form: Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn

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Altmark Incident involvedShip HMS Ivanhoe