HMS Vigo (D31)
HMS Vigo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Vigo |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Laid down | 11 September 1943 |
| Launched | 27 September 1945 |
| Commissioned | 9 December 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 October 1959 |
| Identification | Pennant number D31 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Battle-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,325 tons |
| Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
| Beam | 40.25 ft (12.27 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement | 247 |
| Armament |
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HMS Vigo was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Vigo, which took place in 1702 during the War of Spanish Succession between a British-Dutch Fleet and the French, and which ended in a victory for the British. Vigo was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan. She was launched on 27 September 1945 and commissioned on 9 December 1946.