HMS Exmoor (L08)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Exmoor.

HMS Exmoor (L08)
HMS Exmoor (foreground) on 11 February 1942.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Burton
NamesakeA fox hunt in Derbyshire, England[1]
Ordered20 December 1939[1]
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend[1]
Laid down7 June 1940[1]
Launched12 March 1941[1]
RenamedExmoor June 1941[1]
NamesakeA fox hunt in Somerset, England[1]
Completed18 October 1941[1]
Commissioned18 October 1941[2]
DecommissionedNovember 1945
IdentificationPennant number: L08
Honours and
awards
FateSold to Denmark 1954
BadgeOn a red field, two foxes brushes in saltire between two mullets, all gold
Denmark
NameHDMS Valdemar Sejr[3]
NamesakeValdemar II (1170-1241), King of Denmark (1202-1241)
Acquired1954[3]
IdentificationF343
FateSold for scrapping 1966
General characteristics Type II
Class and typeHunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load
Length85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) full
Range3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement164
Armament

The second HMS Exmoor (L08), ex-HMS Burton, was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy in commission from 1941 to 1945. She was a member of the second subgroup of the class, and saw service during much of World War II. She later served in the Royal Danish Navy as HDMS Valdemar Sejr (F 343).

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Naval History: HMS EXMOOR (ii) (L 08) - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer
  2. ^ HMS Exmoor (ii) (L 08)
  3. ^ a b "Royal Danish Navy – Kongelige Danske Marine – Vessel index". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2014.