HMS Bideford (L43)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bideford
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	10 June 1930
Launched	1 April 1931
Completed	27 November 1931
Commissioned	23 February 1932
Identification	Pennant number: L43 (later U43)
Motto	'Bide your time'
Honours &; awards	Atlantic 1939-45; Dunkirk 1940; North Africa 1942; Biscay 1943; English Channel 1945;
Fate	Sold for scrapping on 14 July 1949
Badge	On a Field Blue, a Bridge silver, beneath it a ship silver upon 2 wavelets gold and green.
General characteristics
Class & type	Shoreham-class sloop
Displacement	1,150 tons
Length	281 ft (86 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines; two shafts; 2,000 shp (1,500 kW);
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	95
Armament	2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns (2×1); 4 .5" MG A/A (1×4);

HMS Bideford was a Royal Navy Shoreham-class sloop. She was named after the town of Bideford in Devon and was launched on 1 April 1931.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bideford
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	10 June 1930
Launched	1 April 1931
Completed	27 November 1931
Commissioned	23 February 1932
Identification	Pennant number: L43 (later U43)
Motto	'Bide your time'
Honours & awards	Atlantic 1939-45 Dunkirk 1940 North Africa 1942 Biscay 1943 English Channel 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping on 14 July 1949
Badge	On a Field Blue, a Bridge silver, beneath it a ship silver upon 2 wavelets gold and green.
General characteristics
Class & type	Shoreham-class sloop
Displacement	1,150 tons
Length	281 ft (86 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines two shafts 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	95
Armament	2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns (2×1) 4 .5" MG A/A (1×4)