| HMS Crossbow (D96) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Crossbow |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
| Launched: | 20 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold 14 December 1971, broken up at Briton Ferry |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Weapon class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,980 tons standard |
| Length: | 365 ft (111 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Armament: | six 4 in guns, 10 torpedo tubes |
HMS Crossbow (D96) was a Weapon-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy
In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
Commanding officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1953 | Commander C D Madden DSC RN |
| 1960 | 1960 | Commander D Hay RN |
References[]
- ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
Publications[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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