HMS Maori

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HMS Maori was a British Tribal-class destroyer that served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II, notably participating in Mediterranean and North Atlantic operations before being lost in 1942.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
Tribal-class destroyer
armament 1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom"
4 × 0.5-inch machine guns
4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
depth charges
beam 36.5 feet
builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
casualties crew killed and wounded in 1942 air raid
causeOfLoss bomb damage from German air raid
commissioned 2 January 1939
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
dateOfEvent May 1941
dateOfSinking 12 February 1942
displacement 1854 tons standard
2519 tons full load
draught 11 feet
event took part in shadowing and attacking Bismarck
fate sunk
laidDown 6 June 1936
launched 2 September 1937
legacy parts of wreck remain a dive site off Malta
length 377 feet
maximumSpeed 36 knots
namedAfter Māori people
notableAction participated in the hunt for German battleship Bismarck
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Battle of the Atlantic
Malta convoys
operations off North Africa
pennantNumber F24
placeBuilt Govan, Scotland
placeOfSinking Grand Harbour, Malta
portOfRegistry Portsmouth
powerOutput 44000 shp
propulsion 2 shafts
steam turbines
role anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
destroyer escort
fleet screening
serviceEntry 1939
shipClass Tribal-class destroyer
squadron 4th Destroyer Flotilla
status wreck
theatre Mediterranean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean

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