HMS Concord (R63)
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Concord |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Southampton |
Laid down | 18 November 1943 |
Launched | 14 May 1945 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1946 |
Renamed |
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Identification | Pennant number: R63 (later D03) |
Fate | Arrived for breaking up on 22 October 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | C-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 362.75 ft (110.57 m) o/a |
Beam | 35.75 ft (10.90 m) |
Draught | 11.75 ft (3.58 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) / 32 knots (59 km/h) full |
Range |
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Complement | 186 |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI |
Armament |
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HMS Concord was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
She was initially ordered as Corso during the
Operational service
Concord served in the Far East between 1947 and 1957 as part of the 8th Destroyer Squadron.
Decommissioning and disposal
Concord was withdrawn from active service in 1957. Following decommissioning she was attached to HMS Caledonia at Rosyth as a static training ship. Following her sale Concord arrived at the breakers yard of Thos. W. Ward at Inverkeithing on 22 October 1962.
References
- ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.
Publications
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Marriott, Leo (1989). Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1817-0.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.