HMS Aberdeen

	HMS Aberdeen, underway on the Tyne; Pennant No L97
History
United Kingdom
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
Identification	Pennant number: L97 (later U97)
Motto	Bon accord; ("Good fellowship");
Honours &; awards	; Atlantic 1939–45; North Africa 1942;
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 16 December 1948
Badge	On a Field Red, a triple towered castle surrounded by a double treasure all Silver.
General characteristics
Class & type	Grimsby-class sloop
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 (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	100
Armament	2 × 4 in (100 mm) QF guns; 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar (from late 1942);

HMS Aberdeen was a Grimsby-class sloop in the British Royal Navy. Built in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, UK by Thornycroft (Southampton, UK), she was launched on 22 January 1936.

History
HMS Aberdeen, underway on the Tyne; Pennant No L97
United Kingdom
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
Identification	Pennant number: L97 (later U97)
Motto	Bon accord ("Good fellowship")
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1939–45 North Africa 1942
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 16 December 1948
Badge	On a Field Red, a triple towered castle surrounded by a double treasure all Silver.
General characteristics
Class & type	Grimsby-class sloop
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 (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	100
Armament	2 × 4 in (100 mm) QF guns 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar (from late 1942)