HMS Express
E526890
HMS Express was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, including in the Pacific theatre.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
E-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 | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | E-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1934-11-02 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 145 ⓘ |
| damage | bow blown off by mine in 1940 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1948 ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | 1888 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1375 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1933-03-29 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934-01-29 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 329 feet ⓘ |
| locationScrapped | Newport, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mined off the Dutch coast in August 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H61 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 36000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6350 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet destroyer ⓘ minelayer ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1949 ⓘ |
| servedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
British Pacific Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1934 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Wallsend-on-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
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