For other ships of the same name, see HMS Tumult.
| HMS Tumult (R11) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Tumult during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 1944 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: |
HMS Tumult (R11) HMS Tumult (F121) |
| Ordered: | 14 March 1941 |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company |
| Laid down: | 16 November 1941 |
| Launched: | 9 November 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1943 |
| Reclassified: | Converted to Type 16 frigate 1949-50 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1943 Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943 Mediterranean 1943-44 Aegean 1943-44 Adriatic 1944 South France 1944 Atlantic 1944 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 25 October 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | T-class destroyer |
| Type: | Type 16 frigate |
HMS Tumult (R11) was a T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F121.
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References[]
- 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.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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