HMS Tenacious (R45)

	HMS Tenacious underway on the River Mersey, c1943 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Tenacious
Ordered	March 1941
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	3 December 1941
Launched	24 March 1943
Commissioned	30 October 1943
Renamed	Ordered as HMS Tempest, renamed before being launched
Identification	Pennant number: R45 (later F44)
Honours &; awards	Adriatic 1944; South France 1944; Mediterranean 1944; Okinawa 1945;
Fate	Arrived for scrapping in June 1965
Badge	On a field White a bulldog's face proper.
General characteristics as T–class
Class & type	T-class destroyer
Displacement	1,710 long tons (1,737 t) – 1,730 long tons (1,758 t) (standard nominal); 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) – 1,810 long tons (1,839 t) (actual); 2,505 long tons (2,545 t) – 2,545 long tons (2,586 t) (deep load);
Length	339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp; 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) oa;
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Parsons geared turbines; 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	180-225
Armament	4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1); 2 × 40mm Bofors (1x2); 8 × 20 mm guns anti-aircraft guns; 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4);
General characteristics as Type 16
Class & type	Type 16 frigate
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,800 t) standard; 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) full load;
Length	362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; Steam turbines, 40,000 shp; 2 shafts;
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) full load
Complement	175
Sensors &; processing systems	Type 293Q target indication Radar; Type 974 navigation Radar; Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF; Type 146B search Sonar; Type 147 depth finder Sonar; Type 162 target classification Sonar; Type 174 attack Sonar;
Armament	1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19; 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.5; 5 × single 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.9; 2 × Squid A/S mortar; 1 × quad 21 in (533 mm) tubes for Mk.9 torpedoes;

HMS Tenacious was a T-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by Cammell Laird, of Birkenhead and launched on 24 March 1943.

History
HMS Tenacious underway on the River Mersey, c1943 (IWM)
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Tenacious
Ordered	March 1941
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	3 December 1941
Launched	24 March 1943
Commissioned	30 October 1943
Renamed	Ordered as HMS Tempest, renamed before being launched
Identification	Pennant number: R45 (later F44)
Honours & awards	Adriatic 1944 South France 1944 Mediterranean 1944 Okinawa 1945
Fate	Arrived for scrapping in June 1965
Badge	On a field White a bulldog's face proper.
General characteristics as T–class
Class & type	T-class destroyer
Displacement	1,710 long tons (1,737 t) – 1,730 long tons (1,758 t) (standard nominal) 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) – 1,810 long tons (1,839 t) (actual) 2,505 long tons (2,545 t) – 2,545 long tons (2,586 t) (deep load)
Length	339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) oa
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Parsons geared turbines 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	180-225
Armament	4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1) 2 × 40mm Bofors (1x2) 8 × 20 mm guns anti-aircraft guns 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4)
General characteristics as Type 16
Class & type	Type 16 frigate
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,800 t) standard 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) full load
Length	362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers Steam turbines, 40,000 shp 2 shafts
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) full load
Complement	175
Sensors & processing systems	Type 293Q target indication Radar Type 974 navigation Radar Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Type 146B search Sonar Type 147 depth finder Sonar Type 162 target classification Sonar Type 174 attack Sonar
Armament	1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.5 5 × single 40 mm Bofors gun Mk.9 2 × Squid A/S mortar 1 × quad 21 in (533 mm) tubes for Mk.9 torpedoes