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Zest in December 1944
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History | |
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Name | HMS Zest |
Ordered | 12 February 1942 |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft |
Laid down | 21 July 1942 |
Launched | 14 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 12 July 1944 |
Converted | Type 15 frigate 1954 - 1956 |
Identification | Pennant number R02/F102 |
Honours and awards | Arctic 1945, Norway 1945 |
Fate | Broken up, 1970 |
General characteristics as W class | |
Class and type | W-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 362.75 ft (110.57 m) o/a |
Beam | 35.75 ft (10.90 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) / 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) full |
Range | 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 179 (225 as leader) |
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Armament |
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General characteristics Type 15 frigate | |
Class and type | Type 15 frigate |
Displacement | 2,300 tons (standard) |
Length | 358 ft (109 m) o/a |
Beam | 37.75 ft (11.51 m) |
Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) (full load) |
Complement | 174 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
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HMS Zest was a Z-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during World War II.[1]