HMS Oribi (G66)

HMS Oribi
History
United Kingdom
NameOribi
Ordered3 September 1939
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down15 January 1940
Launched14 January 1941
Commissioned5 July 1941
Decommissioned1 January 1946
Honours and
awards
Norway 1941, Malta convoys 1941, North Africa 1942, Arctic convoys 1942-44, Atlantic 1943-44, Normandy 1944
FateSold to Turkey[1]
Turkey
NameGayret
Acquired1946
FateScrapped 1965
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 Oribi (G66) was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Following the style of her sister ships, she was named with a word beginning with O. Originally, she was to have been named HMS Observer; however, because her building was sponsored by the South African government, she was christened HMS Oribi, after the oribi, a South African antelope. In 1942, after a successful warship week, the ship was "adopted" by Havant, Hampshire.

  1. ^ Ex-British O class destroyers at battleships-cruisers.co.uk