HMS Hardy
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HMS Hardy was a British Royal Navy H-class destroyer that served as the flotilla leader in several early World War II operations, including the Battle of Narvik.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch Vickers machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| awardedToCrew | Victoria Cross (to Bernard Warburton-Lee) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 33 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | battle damage ⓘ |
| classLeadShipOf | H-class destroyer flotilla leaders ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1936-12-10 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 145 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1940-04-10 ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | 1883 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1350 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 ft ⓘ |
| era | early World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flotillaLeaderOf | 2nd Destroyer Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | H87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1935-12-30 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1936-04-07 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 323 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheatre |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
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Norwegian waters ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Battle of Narvik
NERFINISHED
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Norwegian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Narvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Ofotfjord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Narvik ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 34000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 5530 nmi at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role | flotilla leader ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | H-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation | Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee