HMS Derwent (L83)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Derwent.

History
Name	HMS Derwent
Ordered	4 July 1940
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	29 December 1940
Launched	22 August 1941
Commissioned	24 April 1942
Identification	Pennant number: L83
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1942 Malta Convoys 1942
Fate	Scrapped in 1947
Badge	On a Field Blue, a stirrup Gold, over a rose White and two wings also White
General characteristics
Displacement	1,050 tons standard; 1,435 tons full load
Length	280 ft (85 m)
Beam	33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Propulsion	Two x Admiralty 3 drum boilers Two shaft Parsons geared turbines 19,000 shp
Speed	27 knots (25½ kts full)
Range	2,350 nmi (4,350 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	168
Armament	4 x QF 4 in Mark XVI on twin mounts Mk. XIX 4 x QF 2 pdr Mk. VIII on quad mount MK.VII 2 x 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk. III 2 x tubes for 21 in torpedoes 110 depth charges, 4 throwers, 3 racks

HMS Derwent was a Hunt class Type III destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness and served during the Second World War.

Service history

On 19 March 1943 while anchored in Tripoli harbour, Libya, Derwent was hit by a Motobomba (pattern-running torpedo) launched by an Italian aircraft. Derwent was beached to prevent her from sinking and was later temporarily repaired and towed to England. Some repairs were carried out, but the decision was taken to suspend work in January 1945 and she was reduced to the reserve, and finally scrapped in 1947.