HMS Hero
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HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Hero canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H-class destroyer
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Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch Vickers AA machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33.0 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937-01-09 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 145 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 1883 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1350 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12.5 ft ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-03-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-03-10 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 323.0 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| navalFleet | British Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rescued survivors from other Allied ships during Mediterranean operations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic convoy escort duties
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Battle of Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta convoy operations ⓘ Operation Halberd NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Vigorous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H99 ⓘ |
| propellerShafts | 2 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
three Admiralty 3-drum boilers ⓘ |
| range | 5530 nmi at 15 knots ⓘ |
| renamed | HMCS Chaudière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| scrappedYear | 1950s ⓘ |
| shaftHorsepower | 34000 shp ⓘ |
| shipClass | H-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredYear | 1943 ⓘ |
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