HMS Raider (H15)

	Raider in November 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Raider
Builder	Cammell Laird & Company
Launched	1942
Commissioned	16 November 1942
Identification	Pennant number H15
Fate	Sold to India 1948
India
Name	INS Rana
Acquired	1948
Commissioned	1949
Decommissioned	1976
Identification	D115
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	R-class destroyer
Displacement	1,705 long tons (1,732 t) (standard); 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) (deep load);
Length	358 ft 3 in (109.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) (deep)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers ;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Type 290 air warning; Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing;
Armament	5 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns ; 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr Mk.VIII AA guns ; 6 × single QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns; 2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ; 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges ;

Last updated November 23, 2024

HMS Raider was a R-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

Description

Raider displaced 1,705 long tons (1,732 t) at standard load and 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) at deep load. She had an overall length of 358 feet 3 inches (109.2 m), a beam of 33 feet 8 inches (10.3 m) and a deep draught of 13 feet 6 inches (4.1 m). She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of 40,000 shaft horsepower (30,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Raider carried a maximum of 470 long tons (480 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Her complement was 176 officers and ratings.^[1]

The ship was armed with four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Raider had one quadruple mount for QF 2-pdr Mark VIII ("pom-pom") guns and six single 20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikon autocannon. She was fitted with two quadruple mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes on the superstructure. Two depth charge rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided.^[2]

Construction and career

HMS Raider was adopted by Romford during World War II as part of Warship Week. She was launched on 1 April 1942 as the second Royal Navy ship to carry the name, previously borne by a destroyer built in 1916 and sold in 1927.^[3]

Postwar service

Raider was placed in Reserve at Devonport in January 1946 and was recommissioned for service in the Mediterranean on 6 May that year. The ship was extensively deployed for Plane Guard duties with aircraft carriers and took part in Fleet exercises. She returned to UK in August 1947 and reduced to Reserve status.^[4]

She was subsequently sold to the Indian Navy in 1948, where she was commissioned in 1949 as INS Rana (D115). Along with two other former R-class destroyers (Rajput and Ranjit) she formed part of the 11th destroyer Squadron.^[5] She was decommissioned in 1976, and scrapped in 1979.^[3]

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References

↑ Lenton, p. 174
↑ English, p. 51
1 2 "HMS Raider, destroyer".
↑ Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 78
↑ Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p122

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[1] Lenton, p. 174

[2] English, p. 51

[nh-3] 1 2 "HMS Raider, destroyer".

[4] Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 78

[5] Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p122

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History
Raider in November 1942
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Raider
Builder	Cammell Laird & Company
Launched	1942
Commissioned	16 November 1942
Identification	Pennant number H15
Fate	Sold to India 1948
India
Name	INS Rana
Acquired	1948
Commissioned	1949
Decommissioned	1976
Identification	D115
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	R-class destroyer
Displacement	1,705 long tons (1,732 t) (standard) 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) (deep load)
Length	358 ft 3 in (109.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) (deep)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 290 air warning Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
Armament	5 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr Mk.VIII AA guns 6 × single QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns 2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges