HMS Barfleur (D80)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Barfleur |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Laid down | 28 October 1942 |
| Launched | 1 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 September 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number D80 |
| Fate | Broken up 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Battle-class destroyer |
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| Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed | 35.75 knots (66.21 km/h; 41.14 mph) |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 268 |
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HMS Barfleur was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against the French in 1692.
Barfleur was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 1 November 1943 and commissioned on 14 September 1944.