HMS Aberdeen (L97)
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| HMS Aberdeen, underway on the Tyne; Pennant No L97 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Aberdeen |
| Ordered: | 1 March 1935 |
| Builder: | Devonport Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 12 June 1935 |
| Launched: | 22 January 1936 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs E Watt |
| Commissioned: | 17 September 1936 |
| Motto: | Bon accord 'Good fellowship' |
| Honours and awards: | Atlantic 1939-45 - North Africa 1942 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping to BISCO, 16 December 1948 for breaking-up by T W Ward at Hayle, Cornwall |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
990 long tons (1,006 t) standard 1,300 long tons (1,321 t) full |
| Length: |
250 ft (76.2 m) p/p 266 ft (81.1 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Parsons geared steam turbines 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers 2 shafts 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,700 nmi (10,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Armament: |
• 2 × 4.7 in (120 mm) QF guns • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun • 4 × 3-pounder guns |
HMS Aberdeen (L97) was a Grimsby-class sloop [1] in the British Royal Navy. Built in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, UK by Thornycroft (Southampton, UK), she was launched on 22 January 1936.[2]
Aberdeen had a displacement of 990 tons. Her top speed was 16.5 knots, she carried a complement of 100, and was armed with two 4.7-inch QF guns, one 3 inch, and four 3-pounder guns.
She was sold on 16 December 1948 and arrived at Ward, Hayle for break-up on 18 January 1949.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
External links
- Aberdeen at U-boat.net
- Honourable Company of Master Mariners
- Second World War Chronology of HMS Aberdeen
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