HMS Charity (R29)

HMS Charity
HMS Charity engaged in Operation Fishnet off North Korea, 16 September 1952.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Charity
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft and Company and Company, Woolston, Southampton
Laid down9 July 1943
Launched30 November 1944
Commissioned19 November 1945
Out of service16 June 1958
IdentificationPennant number: R29, changed to D29
Honours and
awards
Korean War
FateSold to US Navy for later sale to the Pakistan Navy
Pakistan
NamePNS Shah Jahan
Commissioned16 December 1958
HomeportKarachi
IdentificationPennant number: DD-962
Honours and
awards
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
FateDamaged by SS-N-2 missile and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class destroyer
Displacement1,710 tons (standard) 2,520 tons (full)
Length363 ft (111 m) o/a
Beam35.75 ft (10.90 m)
Draught
  • 10 ft (3.0 m) light
  • 14.5 ft (4.4 m) full
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers,
  • Parsons geared steam turbines,
  • 40,000 shp (30,000 kW), 2 shafts
Speed37 knots (69 km/h)
Range615 tons oil, 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement186
Armament

HMS Charity was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of Woolston, Southampton on 9 July 1943. She was launched on 30 November 1944 and commissioned on 19 November 1945. She was sold to the US Navy in 1958, for transfer to the Pakistan Navy as a part of the Military Aid Program.

Renamed Shah Jahan, the ship was badly damaged in a strike by Indian Navy missile boats during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, and scrapped as a result.