HMS Forester
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HMS Forester was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, providing escort and protection duties in operations such as the relief of Malta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Forester canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
F-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Swan Hunter shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | F-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1935 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 145 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 1,400 tons standard ⓘ |
| duty |
anti-aircraft defence
ⓘ
escort for merchant convoys ⓘ protection of capital ships ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1933 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 329 feet ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | escort and protection duties in Malta relief operations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean convoys ⓘ Operation Harpoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Pedestal NERFINISHED ⓘ relief of Malta operations ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H74 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1935 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
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