For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dainty.
| HMS Dainty (D108) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom (RN)) |  |
| Ordered: | 24 January 1945 |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White |
| Laid down: | 17 December 1945 |
| Launched: | 16 August 1950 |
| Commissioned: | 26 February 1953 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Daring Class Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
Standard: 2,830 tons Full load: 3,820 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Beam: | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Draught: | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Foster Wheeler boilers 650 psi (4.5 MPa), 850 °F (454 °C)), Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 54,000 shp (40 MW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | Approximately 300 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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HMS Dainty (D108) was a Daring class destroyer of the British Royal Navy.
Dainty was commissioned for the second time on 20 January 1959, when she became part of the 2nd Destroyer Squadron as part of the Home and Mediterranean Fleets.[1]
Commanding officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1960 | Captain John G Wells DSC RN |
| 1964 | 1966 |
References[]
- ↑ Commissioning Book, HMS Dainty, 1960-1961, HMSO
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.
- McCart, Neil, Daring Class Destroyers. Fan Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-1-904459-33-0
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