HMS Offa (G29)

HMS Offa
History
United Kingdom
NameOffa
Ordered3 September 1939
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down15 January 1940
Launched11 March 1941
Commissioned20 September 1941
FateTransferred to Pakistan, 30 November 1949
Pakistan
NameTariq
Acquired30 November 1949
IdentificationPennant number: G29
FateScrapped 1959
General characteristics
Class and typeO-class destroyer
Displacement1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard)
Length345 ft (105.2 m) (o/a)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range3,850 nmi (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement176+
Armament

HMS Offa was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which entered service in 1941 and was scrapped in 1959.