| Greek destroyer Pindos (L65) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Bolebroke (L65) |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Laid down: | 3 April 1941 |
| Launched: | 5 November 1941 |
| Career (Greece) |  |
| Name: | Pindos - ΒΠ Πίνδος (L65) |
| Namesake: | Battle of Pindos |
| Commissioned: | 27 June 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1959 |
| Fate: | returned to UK and sold for scrap in 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hunt III class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
Full load 1,490 tons Standard 1,050 tons |
| Length: | 85.3 m (279.85 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.4 m (37.40 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.4 m (7.87 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Boilers: 2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers, Engines: 2 shaft Parsons turbine, Shafts: 2 (twin screw ship), Power: 19,000 shp, (14.2 MW) |
| Speed: |
26-knot (48 km/h) maximum 20-knot (37 km/h) maximum operational |
| Range: | 2,350 nautical miles (4,350 km) at 20.0 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 170 |
| Armament: | 4×4-inch (102 mm) (2×2) guns, one 4×40 mm A/A QF 2pdr pompom gun, 3×20 mm A/A, 2×21-inch (533 mm) T/T, one depth charge track |
Pindos (Greek: ΒΠ Πίνδος) was a Hunt III class destroyer that was originally built for the British Royal Navy as HMS Bolebroke (L65) but never commissioned. Before her completion, she was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy and commissioned on 27 June 1942 as Pindos (L67) in order to relieve heavy losses of ships sustained by the Royal Hellenic Navy during the German invasion of 1941. Pindos served served in the Mediterranean Theatre throughout the Second World War. On 22 August 1943, along with HMS Easton, she sank the German U-boat U-458 off Pantelleria. Pindos served during the Greek Civil War, was returned to the Royal Navy in 1959 and broken up for scrap in 1960.
External links[]
- RHS Pindos (L 53) at UBoat.net
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at Greek destroyer Pindos (L65) and the edit history here.