HMS Derwent (L83)
| History | |
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| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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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. Derwent was badly damaged after being torpedoed by a Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 aircraft on 19 March 1943 while in Tripoli harbour, Libya. The Ju 88's of the Luftwaffe utilized 72 Motobamba circular torpedo's in the first mass attack of that type of parachute delivered circling torpedo against shipping at Tripoli that day. She was beached to prevent her from sinking and was later patched 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. Along with damage to the Derwent, two supply ships were also sunk including the SS Ocean Voyager which was hit on the 19th killing the Master, Duncan MacKellar. Six others from the Ocean Voyager were killed and 12 seriously injured before exploding on March 20th.
