HMS Keith

Keith at anchor
History
United Kingdom
Name	Keith
Namesake	Lord Keith
Ordered	22 March 1929
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow
Yard number	656
Laid down	1 October 1929
Launched	10 July 1930
Completed	20 March 1931
Identification	Pennant number: D06[1]
Fate	Sunk by German aircraft, 1 June 1940
General characteristics
Class and type	B-class destroyer
Displacement	1,400 long tons (1,422 t) (standard) 1,821 long tons (1,850 t) (deep load)
Length	323 ft (98.5 m) o/a
Beam	32 ft 3 in (9.8 m)
Draught	12 ft 3 in (3.7 m)
Installed power	34,000 shp (25,000 kW) 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	175
Sensors and processing systems	Type 119 ASDIC
Armament	4 × single 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns 2 × single QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk II AA guns 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers

HMS Keith was a B-class destroyer flotilla leader built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, she was placed in reserve in 1937, after repairs from a collision were completed. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship was reactivated and spent some time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. Keith escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols early in World War II before being sunk at Dunkirk by German aircraft.