HMS Sluys (D60)

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HMS Sluys underway on the River Mersey, 1946
History
United Kingdom
Name	Sluys
Namesake	Battle of Sluys
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead
Laid down	24 November 1943
Launched	28 February 1945
Completed	30 September 1946
Commissioned	30 September 1946
Decommissioned	1953
Identification	Pennant number D60
Fate	Sold to Pahlavi Iran 1967
Iran
Name	Artemiz
Namesake	Artemis, Mount Damavand
Acquired	26 January 1967
Renamed	Damavand in 1985[1]
Stricken	1996
Identification	51/D 5
Fate	non-operational since 1990
Notes	[2]
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 litres (511 imp gal; 614 US gal) standard 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) full load (1975)
Length	355 feet (108 m) p/p 379 feet (116 m) overall
Beam	45.5 feet (13.9 m)
Draught	17.5 feet (5.3 m)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph), 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) sustained sea
Range	3,000 miles (4,800 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	270
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 1 × single 4-inch (102 mm) gun 14 × Bofors 40 mm gun 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Squid mortar
Notes	[2]

HMS Sluys was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of Sluys which occurred in 1340 during the Hundred Years' War, and which resulted in a decisive English victory over a French fleet. Sluys was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was launched on 28 February 1945 and commissioned on 30 September 1946. In 1967, the ship was transferred to Pahlavi Iran and renamed Artemiz. In 1985, the ship was renamed again, this time Damavand.