HMS Hambledon (L37)

HMS Hambledon during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hambledon
Namesake	A fox hunt in Hampshire, England[1]
Ordered	21 March 1939[1]
Builder	Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne[1] or Wallsend[2]
Laid down	8[1] or 9[2] June 1939
Launched	12 December 1939[1]
Completed	8 June 1940[1]
Commissioned	8 June 1940[1]
Decommissioned	December 1945
Identification	Pennant number: L37
Honours and awards	Battle honours for:[1] North Sea 1941–1944 English Channel 1943 Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943 Aegean 1944 Mediterranean 1944 Normandy 1944
Fate	Scrapped 1957
Badge	On a red field, a gold fox's mask and two gold brushes in saltire[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement	1,000 long tons (1,016 t) standard 1,340 long tons (1,362 t) full load
Length	280 ft (85 m)
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Draught	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Propulsion	Two x Admiralty 3 drum boilers Two shaft Parsons geared turbines 19,000 shp
Speed	27½ kn (26 knots full)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) / 1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 26 knots (48 km/h)
Complement	146
Armament	4 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI guns on twin mounts Mk. XIX 4 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns on quad mount MK.VII 2 × 20-mm Oerlikon AA guns on single mounts P Mk. III 40 depth charges, 2 throwers, 1 rack

The second HMS Hambledon was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy in commission from 1940 to 1945. She was a member of the first subgroup of the class, and saw service throughout World War II.