HMS Inconstant (H49)

Inconstant in 1941
History
United Kingdom
NameInconstant
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs
Laid down24 May 1939, as Muavenet
Launched24 February 1941
Commissioned24 January 1942
Decommissioned1946
IdentificationPennant number: H49
FateReturned to Turkey, 9 March 1946
Turkey
NameMuavenet
Acquired9 March 1946
FateScrapped, 1960
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeI-class destroyer
Displacement
Length323 ft (98.5 m) (o/a)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 geared steam turbines
Speed35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Service record
Operations: Operation Ironclad (1942)
Victories: Sank U-409 and U-767

HMS Inconstant was an I-class destroyer built for the Turkish Navy, but was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1939.