HMS Termagant (R89)

	HMS Termagant at anchor, c. 1943 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Termagant
Ordered	14 March 1941
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down	25 November 1941
Launched	22 March 1943
Commissioned	8 October 1943
Identification	Pennant number: R89 (later F189)
Motto	'Untameable'
Honours and; awards	Arctic 1943; Mediterranean 1943-44; Adriatic 1944; South France 1944; Aegean 1944; Okinawa 1945;
Fate	Arrived for scrapping on 5 November 1965
Badge	On a field White, a shrew mouse proper.
General characteristics as T–class
Class and type	T-class destroyer
Displacement	1,710 long tons (1,737 t) – 1,730 long tons (1,758 t) (standard nominal); 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) – 1,810 long tons (1,839 t) (actual); 2,505 long tons (2,545 t) – 2,545 long tons (2,586 t) (deep load);
Length	339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp; 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) oa;
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Parsons geared turbines; 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	180-225
Armament	4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1); 2 × 40mm Bofors (1x2); 8 × 20 mm guns anti-aircraft guns; 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4);
General characteristics as Type 16
Class and type	Type 16 frigate
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,800 t) standard; 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) full load;
Length	362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; Steam turbines, 40,000 shp; 2 shafts;
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) full load
Complement	175
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 293Q target indication Radar; Type 974 navigation Radar; Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF; Type 146B search Sonar; Type 147 depth finder Sonar; Type 162 target classification Sonar; Type 174 attack Sonar;
Armament	1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19; 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.5; 5 × single 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.9; 2 × Squid A/S mortar; 1 × quad 21 in (533 mm) tubes for Mk.9 torpedoes;

HMS Termagant was a T-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by William Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton and launched on 22 March 1943. She was scrapped in 1965.