Two R-class destroyers, sistership HMS Rob Roy nearest
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Redgauntlet |
Namesake | Redgauntlet |
Builder | Denny, Dumbarton |
Yard number | 1057 |
Laid down | 28 September 1915 |
Launched | 23 November 1916 |
Completed | 7 February 1917 |
Decommissioned | July 1927 |
Fate | Broken up by J.J. King of Garston |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | R-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) p.p. |
Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 10+1⁄4 in (2.699 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement | 82 |
Armament |
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HMS Redgauntlet was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Launched on 2 July 1916, the ship operated as part of the Harwich Force during World War I and then, after the War, with the Home Fleet. While taking part in an anti-submarine patrol on 21 May 1917, the ship struck a mine but, although severely damaged, was able to return to England for repairs. Subsequently, the destroyer joined the anti-submarine school at Portsmouth before being sold to be broken up on 16 December 1926 after less than ten years service.