HMS Gabbard (D47)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Gabbard
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	2 February 1944
Launched	16 March 1945
Commissioned	10 December 1946
Decommissioned	1953
Identification	Pennant number D47
Fate	Sold to Pakistan 1957
Pakistan
Name	PNS Badr
Acquired	1957
Identification	Pennant number D47
Fate	Retired and decommissioned in 1985.
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,480 tons standard 3,430 tons full load
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40 ft 3 in (12.27 m)
Draught	15.3 ft (4.7 m) full load
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines 2 shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	35.75 knots (66.21 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	232 peace time 268 war
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 1 × single 4.5 in gun QF Mark IV on mount CP Mk.V 2 × twin 40 mm Bofor mounts "STAAG" Mk.II 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors mounts "utility" Mk.V 2 × single 40 mm Bofors mount Mk.VII 10 × tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) Mk.IX torpedoes 1 × Squid mortar
Service record
Part of:	5th Destroyer Flotilla (UK)
Operations:	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

HMS Gabbard was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of the Gabbard, which occurred in 1653, and which resulted in an English victory over the Dutch Fleet. Gabbard was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was laid down on 2 February 1944, launched on 16 March 1945 and completed on 10 December 1946.^[1]