HMS Zephyr (R19)

HMS Zephyr underway off Spithead, 5 May 1952
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Zephyr
Ordered	12 February 1942
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker
Laid down	13 July 1942
Launched	15 July 1943
Commissioned	6 September 1944
Identification	Pennant number R19
Honours and awards	Quebec 1759 – Martinique 1762 – Copenhagen 1801 – Baltic 1854 – Arctic 1945
Fate	Arrived in Dunston for breaking up 2 July 1958
Badge	On a Field Blue, a representation of Zephyrus, the West wind
General characteristics
Class and type	Z-class destroyer
Displacement	1,710 tons
Length	362 ft 9 in (110.57 m)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	Twin steam turbines
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h) maximum
Complement	185
Armament	4 × QF 4.5-inch (113 mm) guns 5 × 40 mm Bofors guns 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Zephyr was a Z-class destroyer. She was launched on 13 July 1942 at Vickers-Armstrongs' High Walker shipyard and commissioned on 6 September 1944. She was 'adopted' by the civil community of Doncaster, replacing the destroyer HMS Lightning (sunk in 1943), which had originally been adopted during Warship Week in 1942.