HMS Kashmir (F12)

HMS Kashmir
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Kashmir
BuilderThornycroft, Southampton
Laid downOctober 1937
Launched4 April 1939
Commissioned26 October 1939
FateBombed and sunk, 23 May 1941
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeK-class destroyer
Displacement
Length356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors and
processing systems
ASDIC
Armament

HMS Kashmir (F12) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, named after the princely state of Kashmir in British India.