HMS Meteor (G73)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteor
Ordered	7 July 1939
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Scotland
Laid down	14 September 1940
Launched	3 November 1941
Completed	12 August 1942
Fate	Sold to the Turkish Navy on 29 June 1959, renamed Piyale Paşa
Notes	Pennant number G73
History
Turkey
Name	Piyale Paşa
Acquired	29 June 1959
Fate	Discarded 1979?
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	M-class destroyer
Displacement	1,920 long tons (1,950 t) (standard); 2,725 long tons (2,769 t) (deep load);
Length	362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) (o/a)
Beam	37 ft (11.3 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	48,000 shp (36,000 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines;
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	190
Sensors &; processing systems	ASDIC; Type 285 gunnery radar; Type 290 air warning radar;
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) Mk XI dual-purpose guns; 1 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun; 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns; 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quadruple, 2 × twin 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machineguns; 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 42 × depth charges, 2 × racks, 2 × throwers;

HMS Meteor was a M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteor
Ordered	7 July 1939
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Scotland
Laid down	14 September 1940
Launched	3 November 1941
Completed	12 August 1942
Fate	Sold to the Turkish Navy on 29 June 1959, renamed Piyale Paşa
Notes	Pennant number G73
History
Turkey
Name	Piyale Paşa
Acquired	29 June 1959
Fate	Discarded 1979?
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	M-class destroyer
Displacement	1,920 long tons (1,950 t) (standard) 2,725 long tons (2,769 t) (deep load)
Length	362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) (o/a)
Beam	37 ft (11.3 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	48,000 shp (36,000 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	190
Sensors & processing systems	ASDIC Type 285 gunnery radar Type 290 air warning radar
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) Mk XI dual-purpose guns 1 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quadruple, 2 × twin 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machineguns 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 42 × depth charges, 2 × racks, 2 × throwers