HMS St. Kitts (D18)

HMS St. Kitts
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS St. Kitts
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	8 September 1943
Launched	4 October 1944
Commissioned	21 January 1946
Decommissioned	1957
Identification	Pennant number D18
Fate	Sold for scrap 19 February 1962
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,315 tons
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40.25 ft (12.27 m)
Draught	12.75 ft (3.89 m) (mean) 17.5 ft (5.3 m) (max)
Propulsion	Parsons geared turbines 2 shafts. 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	250 (peace), 337 (war)
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 1 × single 4 in gun 14 × Bofors 40 mm gun 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS St. Kitts was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of St. Kitts which took place in 1782. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. St. Kitts was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 4 October 1944 and commissioned on 21 January 1946.