HMS Havant (H32)

Coordinates: 51°08′00″N 2°15′49″E / 51.13333°N 2.26361°E / 51.13333; 2.26361
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Havant.

HMS Havant
History
Brazil
NameJavary
Ordered8 December 1937
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Laid down30 March 1938
Launched17 July 1939
FatePurchased by the United Kingdom, 5 September 1939
United Kingdom
NameHMS Havant
Acquired5 September 1939
Commissioned19 December 1939
IdentificationPennant number H32
Fate
Scuttled
, 1 June 1940
General characteristics as built
Class and typeBrazilian H-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) (
    standard
    )
  • 1,883 long tons (1,913 t) (
    deep load
    )
Length323 ft (98.5 m)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Installed power34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,530 nmi (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems
ASDIC
Armament

HMS Havant was an

scuttled
.

Description

Havant displaced 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) at

deep load. The ship had an overall length of 323 feet (98.5 m), a beam of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a draught of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 34,000 shaft horsepower (25,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. Havant carried a maximum of 470 long tons (480 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 5,530 nautical miles (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's complement was 145 officers and men.[1]

The ship was designed for four 45-

fitting-out. The ship's load of depth charges was increased from 20 to 110 as well.[2][3]

Service

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Javary.

Javary was ordered by Brazil on 8 December 1937 from

Western Approaches Command at Plymouth. Havant had degaussing equipment fitted and minor repairs were made through March.[4]

The ship was en route to

Royal Marines to occupy the Faeroe Islands. The ship then escorted convoys to Narvik until 7 May. A week later she escorted the ocean liners Lancastria and Franconia as they carried troops to occupy Iceland.[5]

Havant joined the Dunkirk evacuation on 29 May and rescued over 2,300 men by 1 June. That morning she had embarked 500 troops and then went alongside the destroyer

minesweeper HMS Saltash after an attempt to tow her failed.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Whitley, p. 109
  2. ^ English, p. 141
  3. ^ Friedman, p. 226
  4. ^ English, pp. 127, 129
  5. ^ a b c English, p. 129
  6. ^ Dildy, p. 74

References

  • Dildy, Douglas C. (2010). Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo. Campaign. Vol. 219. Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing.
    ISBN 978-1-84603-457-2
    .
  • English, John (1993). Amazon to Ivanhoe: British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s. Kendal, England: World Ship Society.
    ISBN 0-905617-64-9
    .
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
    ISBN 978-1-59114-081-8
    .
  • Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
    ISBN 0-87021-326-1
    .
  • Winser, John de D. (1999). B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.
    ISBN 0-905617-91-6
    .

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