HMS Hambledon (L37)
HMS Hambledon during World War II. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hambledon |
| Namesake | A fox hunt in Hampshire, England |
| Ordered | 21 March 1939 |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne or Wallsend |
| Laid down | 8 or 9 June 1939 |
| Launched | 12 December 1939 |
| Completed | 8 June 1940 |
| Commissioned | 8 June 1940 |
| Decommissioned | December 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L37 |
| Honours & awards | |
| Fate | Scrapped 1957 |
| Badge | On a red field, a gold fox's mask and two gold brushes in saltire |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 280 ft (85 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27½ kn (26 knots full) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) / 1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Complement | 146 |
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The second HMS Hambledon was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy in commission from 1940 to 1945. She was a member of the first subgroup of the class, and saw service throughout World War II.