HMS Barfleur (D80)
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Name | HMS Barfleur |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
Laid down | 28 October 1942 |
Launched | 1 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 September 1944 |
Identification | Pennant number D80 |
Fate | Broken up 1966 |
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Class and type | Battle-class destroyer |
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Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
Speed | 35.75 knots (66.21 km/h; 41.14 mph) |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 268 |
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HMS Barfleur was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against the French in 1692.
Barfleur was built by
Second World War Service
Barfleur was the only ship of the class to see action during the
She was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese signed the official surrender on the deck of the US battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945.
Post War Service
In 1946, Barfleur deployed to the Far East along with the rest of the 19th Destroyer Flotilla, performing a variety of duties, including visiting many ports on 'fly-the-flag' visits. Barfleur returned to the United Kingdom with the rest of her flotilla in 1947, and was subsequently placed in Reserve.
In 1953, Barfleur took part in the
Barfleur also became Captain (D) of the
The destroyer was involved in the Suez War in 1956, taking part in the Allied landings in early November. Barfleur returned home later in the year for the last time to join the Home Fleet.
In 1958, Barfleur was put in Reserve before being placed on the disposal list and broken up at Dalmuir in 1966.[2]
References
- ^ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
- ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.
Publications
- Alston, J.R. Lieut R.N. (no date) (no publisher).H.M.S.BARFLUER Pacific Commission 1944-1946
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Hodges, Peter (1971). Battle Class Destroyers. London: Almark Publishing. ISBN 0-85524-012-1.