For other ships of the same name, see HMS Boreas.
| HMS Boreas (H77) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Boreas | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Boreas |
| Namesake: | Boreas |
| Ordered: | 22 March 1929 |
| Builder: | Palmer's, Jarrow |
| Cost: | £221,156 |
| Laid down: | 22 July 1929 |
| Launched: | 11 June 1930 |
| Completed: | 20 February 1931 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: H77 |
| Motto: |
Vente favente ("With favouring wind") |
| Honours and awards: |
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1940 ATLANTIC 1941-2 NORTH AFRICA 1942-43 |
| Fate: | Transferred on loan to Royal Hellenic Navy, 11 February 1944 |
| Badge: | On a field Black, a winged figure Gold with Silver breath. |
| Career (Greece) |  |
| Name: | Salamis |
| Namesake: | Salamis |
| Acquired: | 11 February 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 25 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 May 1951 |
| Fate: |
Returned to Royal Navy, 10 May 1951 Sold for scrapping, 23 November 1951 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type: | B class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
1,360 long tons (1,380 t) (standard) 1,790 long tons (1,820 t) (deep load) |
| Length: | 323 ft (98.5 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 32 ft 3 in (9.8 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 3 in (3.7 m) |
| Installed power: | 34,000 shp (25,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × shafts 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range: | 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 138 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Type 119 ASDIC |
| Armament: |
4 × 1 - 4.7-inch Mk IX guns 2 × 1 - QF 2-pounder Mk II AA guns 2 × 4 - 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers |
HMS Boreas was a "B"-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War before being transferred to the Greek Royal Hellenic Navy in 1944 and renamed Salamis. In 1951, she was returned to Britain and scrapped.[1]
Construction[]
The ship was ordered on 22 March 1929 from Palmer's at Jarrow, under the 1928 Programme. She was laid down on 22 July 1929, and launched on 11 June 1930, the fifth RN ship to carry this name. Boreas was completed on 20 February 1931 at a cost of £221,156, excluding items supplied by the Admiralty such as guns, ammunition and communications equipment.[1]
Service history[]
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