H.M.S. Armada


Type............................. Destroyer Royal Navy

Class............................ Battle

Penant.......................... R14

Built By....................... Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Hebburn-on-Tyne

Ordered........................ 27th April 1942  

Laid down.................... 29th December 1942

Launched..................... 9th December 1943

Commissioned............ 2nd July 1945

Complement................ 250 men  (approx)

Maximum speed.......... 36 knots (approx)

Displacement............... 2310 BRT (approx)

End of Service............. Decommissioned in 1960

 

She was adopted by the town of Brentwood, Essex, England.

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Produced by R W Mullaney