HMS Isis (D87)
An aerial view of HMS Isis underway during the Second World War | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Isis |
| Namesake | Isis |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 6 February 1936 |
| Launched | 12 November 1936 |
| Commissioned | 2 June 1937 |
| Identification | Pennant number: D87, I87 |
| Fate | Sunk by a mine off Normandy, 20 July 1944 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | I-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
| Sensors & processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | Battle of Greece (1941) |
| Victories: | Sank German submarine U-562 (1943) |
HMS Isis was one of nine I-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.