HMS Firedrake
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HMS Firedrake was a British Royal Navy F-class destroyer that served prominently as a convoy escort and fleet screening vessel during the early years of World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Firedrake canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
F-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
ⓘ
2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | major loss of life ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | torpedoed by German submarine ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1935-06-30 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convoyDuty |
North Atlantic convoys
NERFINISHED
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home waters convoys ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 145 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-12-17 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 1880 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1375 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1929-07-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934-06-28 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 329 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | North Atlantic, west of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mythical firedrake (dragon) ⓘ |
| navalFleet | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H79 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 36,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
two shafts ⓘ |
| range | approximately 6000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet screening vessel ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| shipClass | F-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard | Scotstoun, Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | U-boat U-211 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | HMS Sunflower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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