Английская Википедия:HMS Kandahar

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HMS Kandahar (F28) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, named after the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Description

The K-class destroyers were repeats of the preceding J class, except that they were not fitted for minesweeping gear. They displaced Шаблон:Convert at standard load and Шаблон:Convert at deep load. The ships had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. They were powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of Шаблон:Convert and gave a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. The ships carried a maximum of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil that gave them a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. The ship's complement was 183 officers and men.[1]

The ships were armed with six 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XII guns in twin mounts, two superfiring in front of the bridge and one aft of the superstructure. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, they had one quadruple mount for 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns and two quadruple mounts for the 0.5 inch Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machinegun. The K-class ships were fitted with two above-water quintuple mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]].[2] The ship was fitted with two depth charge throwers and one rack for 20 depth charges.[1]

Construction and career

Kandahar was launched on 21 March 1939.[3] On 21 February 1941, in company with sister ship Шаблон:HMS and the cruiser Шаблон:HMS, she captured the German blockade runner Шаблон:SS off Iceland.[4] On 19 December 1941, she was part of British Force K, tasked to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli when she was irreparably damaged by a newly laid Italian mine whilst attempting to rescue the stricken cruiser Шаблон:HMS. She was scuttled the next day by the destroyer Шаблон:HMS. 73 men went down with the ship.[5]

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Lenton, p. 167
  2. ↑ Whitley, p. 117
  3. ↑ Alliston, John (1991). Destroyer Man. Ulverscroft, p. 76. Шаблон:ISBN
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ Brown, David (2002). The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: November 1940 – December 1941, Volume 1 Volumes 1-2 of Whitehall histories. Routledge, p. 224. Шаблон:ISBN
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