HMS Bedouin
_off_Iceland_c1941.jpg) Bedouin at Hvalfjörður, Iceland
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bedouin |
| Namesake | Bedouin |
| Ordered | 19 June 1936 |
| Builder | William Denny, Dumbarton |
| Cost | £340,400 |
| Laid down | 13 January 1937 |
| Launched | 21 December 1937 |
| Completed | 15 March 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant numbers: L67, F67 |
| Fate | Sunk by surface and aerial forces, 15 June 1942 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 377 ft (114.9 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
| Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament |
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HMS Bedouin was a Tribal-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II.
Description
The Tribals were intended to counter the large destroyers being built abroad and to improve the firepower of the existing destroyer
kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[3] During her sea trials Bedouin made 37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) from 44,522 shp (33,200 kW) at a displacement of 2,035 long tons (2,068 t).[5] The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[4] The ships' complement consisted of 190 officers and ratings, although the flotilla leaders carried an extra 20 officers and men consisting of the Captain (D) and his staff.[6]
The primary armament of the Tribal-class destroyers was eight
Admiralty Fire Control Clock. Anti-aircraft fire for the main guns was controlled by the Rangefinder/Director which sent data to the mechanical Fuze Keeping Clock.[8]
The ships were fitted with a single above-water quadruple mount for
ASDIC, one depth charge rack and two throwers for self-defence, although the throwers were not mounted in all ships.[9] Twenty depth charges was the peacetime allotment, but this increased to 30 during wartime.[10]
Wartime modifications
Heavy losses to German air attack during the
mainmast was reduced to a short pole mast.[12]
Construction and career
Authorized as one of nine Tribal-class destroyers under the 1936 Naval Estimates,Admiralty.[15]
SM.79 torpedo bomber on 15 June 1942. Bedouin was hit by at least 12 six-inch rounds and near-misses from the cruisers and an aerial torpedo before sinking. A gunner manning a .5-inch (12.7 mm) quad machine gun mounting shot down the torpedo bomber which delivered the coup de grâce.[16][17] Twenty-eight men from her complement were killed in action and 213 were taken as prisoners of war by the Italian Navy.[18]
Notes
- ^ Lenton, p. 164
- ^ English, p. 14
- ^ a b Lenton, p. 165
- ^ a b English, p. 12
- ^ March, p. 323
- ^ a b Whitley, p. 99
- ^ Hodges, pp. 13–25
- ^ Friedman, p. 32
- ^ Hodges, pp. 30–31, 40
- ^ English, p. 15
- ^ Friedman, p. 34; Hodges, pp. 41–42
- ^ Whitley, p. 116
- ^ Brice, p. 11
- ^ Colledge & Warlow, p. 35
- ^ English, pp. 13, 16
- ^ "HMS Bedouin (F 67) of the Royal Navy – British Destroyer of the Tribal class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "HMS Bedouin story". www.world-war.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "HMS Bedouin, destroyer". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
References
- Brice, Martin H. (1971). The Tribals. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0245-2.
- English, John (2001). Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937–43. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-64-9.
- ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
- Haarr, Geirr H. (2010). The Battle for Norway: April–June 1940. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-051-1.
- Haarr, Geirr H. (2009). The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-310-9.
- Hodges, Peter (1971). Tribal Class Destroyers. London: Almark. ISBN 0-85524-047-4.
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
