Английская Википедия:HMS Hebe (J24)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Hebe was one of 21 Шаблон:Sclasss built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Commissioned in 1936, Hebe served during World War II, notably taking part in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and then serving in the Mediterranean, carrying out minesweeping operations from Malta. After taking part in several operations, including Operations Harpoon and Torch, and the invasion of Pantelleria, Hebe was sunk by a mine off Bari in November 1943, with the loss of 37 of the vessel's crew.
Design and description
The Halcyon class was designed as a replacement for the preceding Hunt class and varied in size and propulsion. Hebe displaced Шаблон:Convert at standard load and Шаблон:Convert at deep load. The ship had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.[1] The ship's complement consisted of 80 officers and ratings.[2]
She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of Шаблон:Convert and gave a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. Hebe carried a maximum of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil that gave her a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[3]
Hebe was armed with two QF 4-inch (10.2 cm) anti-aircraft guns. She was also equipped with eight Шаблон:Convert machine guns. Later in her career, the rear 4-inch gun mount was removed as were most of the .303 machine guns, while one quadruple mount for Vickers .50 machine guns was added as were up to four single or twin mounts for 20 mm Oerlikon antiaircraft guns. For anti-submarine escort, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40 depth charges.[4]
Construction and career
Hebe was built at the Devonport Dockyard, being laid down on laid down on 27 April 1936. She was launched on 28 October 1936 and she was commissioned in 1937.[5] Her pennant number was N 24, later J 24. The ship served during the evacuation of Dunkirk, where she rescued 365 officers and men, and sent a gig to rescue Lord Gort on 29 May 1940.[6] She later saw service in the Mediterranean Sea based at Malta as part of 14th/17th Minesweeper Flotilla. She participated in Operation Harpoon (where she was hit and extensively damaged by a very long range 152 mm shell shot fired by the Italian cruiser Шаблон:Ship [7])
According to post-battle reports from both sides, Raimondo Montecuccoli scored a hit on Hebe at "approx. 26,000 yards". Fires erupted aboard Hebe, which received extensive splinter damage.[8][9] Electrical cables to sweep magnetic and acoustic mines, low power wires, steering gear, echo sounding gear and voice pipes were broken, the Kelvin sounding machine and the Commanding Officer's Cabin damaged, while a whaler was left unseaworthy.[10]
Hebe also participated in Operation Torch, and the invasion of Pantelleria. She was sunk by a mine off Bari on 22 November 1943. Thirty-seven men from her complement were lost with the ship.[11]
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- ↑ Lenton, pp. 251–52
- ↑ Chesneau, p. 63
- ↑ Lenton, p. 252
- ↑ Chesneau, p. 63; Lenton, p. 252
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Naval Obituaries - Harold Biles The Telegraph, 6 April 2011
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Da Zara, Appendix 1, p. 38-9
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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