HMS Havelock
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Havelock |
| Owner | British Admiralty |
| Builder | J. Samuel White, Cowes |
| Launched | 16 Oct 1939 |
| Completed | 10 Feb 1940 |
| In service | 10 Feb 1940 |
| Out of service | 31 Oct 1946 |
| Fate | scrapped at Inverkeithing on 31 Oct 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brazilian H Class destroyer |
| Tonnage | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 98.5 metres |
| Beam | 10.1 metres |
| Depth | 3.8 metres |
| Propulsion | twin shaft steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew of 152 |
Remarks
Originally ordered by the Brazilian Navy, she was taken over by the Admiralty on 5 Sep 1939 when WW2 commenced. Renamed Havelock she participated in the ill fated Norwegian Campaign in May 1940 and was assigned to convoy escort and anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic until late 1944. She was an escort for the Norwegian Government in Exile's return to Norway on 27 May 1945.
Armament:
Guns: 3 × 1 - QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX gun; 2 × 4 - .50 cal machine guns;
Torpedoes: 2 × 4 - 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; and
Depth Charges: 110 × depth charges, 3 rails and 8 throwers.
Notes
A previous HMS Havelock (Abercrombie class Monitor) served from 1915 until 1920 including participation n the Dardanelles campaign.
Crew members
- Peter Hill Jul - Nov 1940