HMS Childers (R91)
Childers at anchor on the River Clyde, December 1946 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Childers |
| Ordered | 24 July 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 November 1943 |
| Launched | 27 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 19 December 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 1951 |
| Identification | Pennant number: R91 later changed to D91 |
| Fate | Arrived in Spezia for scrapping 22 September 1963 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | C-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,906 long tons (1,937 t) (standard) |
| Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.6 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 3 in (4.6 m) (full load) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 222 |
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HMS Childers was one of thirty-two C-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, a member of the eight-ship Ch sub-class. Commissioned in 1945, she was built as a flotilla leader with additional accommodation for staff officers.