HMS Chiddingfold (L31)
HMS Chiddingfold on completion | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Chiddingfold |
| Ordered | 4 September 1939 |
| Builder | Scotts at Greenock |
| Laid down | 1 March 1940 |
| Launched | 10 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1941 |
| Identification | Pennant number:L31 |
| Fate | Sold to Indian Navy |
| India | |
| Name | INS Ganga |
| Namesake | Ganga River (the Ganges) |
| Acquired | April 1952 |
| Commissioned | 18 June 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 1975 |
| Identification | D94 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type II Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a |
| Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed |
|
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 164 |
| Armament |
|
HMS Chiddingfold (L31) was a Type II Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was leased to the Indian Navy in 1952 where she served as INS Ganga (D94).