HMS Liddesdale (L100)

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HMS Liddesdale
History
Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameLiddesdale
Ordered4 September 1939
Builder Vickers-Armstrongs (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): Parsons
Laid down20 November 1939
Launched19 August 1940
Commissioned28 February 1941
Identification Pennant number: L100
FateScrapped in 1948 at Gateshead
General characteristics
Class & type Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) standard
  • 1,340 long tons (1,362 t) full load
Length85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
  • 25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h) full
Range2,350  nmi (4,350 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Complement168
Armament

HMS Liddesdale was a Type II Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Newcastle and launched on 19 August 1940. She was laid down on 20 November 1939 and commissioned 28 February 1941. She served as a convoy escort in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] [2] [3]

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War service

HMS Liddesdale served as a convoy escort based from Malta for the majority of World War II. On 21 May 1944, Liddesdale, alongside the destroyers Termagant and Tenacious sank U-453 using depth charges off the south coast of Italy. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "HMS Liddesdale (L 100)". uboat.net.
  2. "HMS Oakley, escort destroyer, WW2". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "HMS Liddesdale - World Naval Ships Directory". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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