HMS Zephyr (R19)
HMS Zephyr underway off Spithead, 5 May 1952 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Zephyr |
| Ordered | 12 February 1942 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
| Laid down | 13 July 1942 |
| Launched | 15 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 September 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number R19 |
| Honours & awards | Quebec 1759 – Martinique 1762 – Copenhagen 1801 – Baltic 1854 – Arctic 1945 |
| Fate | Arrived in Dunston for breaking up 2 July 1958 |
| Badge | On a Field Blue, a representation of Zephyrus, the West wind |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Z-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,710 tons |
| Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin steam turbines |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) maximum |
| Complement | 185 |
| Armament | |
HMS Zephyr was a Z-class destroyer. She was launched on 13 July 1942 at Vickers-Armstrongs' High Walker shipyard and commissioned on 6 September 1944. She was 'adopted' by the civil community of Doncaster, replacing the destroyer HMS Lightning (sunk in 1943), which had originally been adopted during Warship Week in 1942.