| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Dulverton |
| Ordered | 4 September 1939 |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |
| Laid down | 16 July 1940 |
| Launched | 1 April 1941 |
| Commissioned | 28 September 1941 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Damaged and scuttled on 13 November 1943 |
| Badge | On a Field barry wavy of six White and Blue within an annulet per fess Red and Green, a Griffin's claw erased Red grasping a riding whip and an axe in saltire Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type II Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 85.34 m |
| Beam | 9.62 m |
| Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines; 19,000 shp |
| Speed | 25.5 knots (25½ kn full) |
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,670 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 164 |
| Armament |
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HMS Dulverton was a Type II Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1941, she saw service during the Second World War until being damaged by German aircraft in 1943 during the Battle of Leros, and was scuttled. The Commander during her last battle was Stuart Austen Buss, MVO, DSC, RN. He did not survive.[1]
Dulverton was ordered from Alexander Stephen and Sons of Govan on the outbreak of war in 1939. She was laid down on 16 July 1940, and launched 1 April 1941. She was completed by September 1941.
- ^ ( per family of Commander Buss)