HMS Kipling (F91)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Kipling
Builder	Yarrow, Scotstoun
Laid down	20 October 1937
Launched	19 January 1939
Commissioned	12 December 1939
Identification	Pennant number: F91
Fate	Sunk on 11 May 1942, by Luftwaffe bombers at 32°23′24″N 26°11′24″E / 32.39000°N 26.19000°E
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	K-class destroyer
Displacement	1,690 long tons (1,720 t) (standard); 2,330 long tons (2,370 t) (deep load);
Length	356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep)
Installed power	44,000 shp (33,000 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors and ; processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	3 × twin QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk XII guns; 1 × quadruple QF 2-pounder (40 mm) anti-aircraft guns; 2 × quadruple QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III anti-aircraft machineguns; 2 × quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 20 × depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers;

HMS Kipling (F91) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Kipling
Builder	Yarrow, Scotstoun
Laid down	20 October 1937
Launched	19 January 1939
Commissioned	12 December 1939
Identification	Pennant number: F91
Fate	Sunk on 11 May 1942, by Luftwaffe bombers at 32°23′24″N 26°11′24″E / 32.39000°N 26.19000°E / 32.39000; 26.19000
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	K-class destroyer
Displacement	1,690 long tons (1,720 t) (standard) 2,330 long tons (2,370 t) (deep load)
Length	356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep)
Installed power	44,000 shp (33,000 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors and processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	3 × twin QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk XII guns 1 × quadruple QF 2-pounder (40 mm) anti-aircraft guns 2 × quadruple QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III anti-aircraft machineguns 2 × quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 20 × depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers