HMS Finisterre (D55)
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HMS Finisterre was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after one of the battles of Cape Finisterre. She was the first and thus far the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear this name.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Finisterre |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Laid down | 8 December 1942 |
Launched | 22 June 1944 |
Completed | 11 September 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1965 |
Identification | Pennant number D55 |
Fate | Broken up 1967 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Battle-class destroyer |
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Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
Speed | 35.75 knots (66.21 km/h) |
Range | 4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 268 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | 1st Destroyer Squadron |
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Finisterre was built by Fairfields of Govan on the Clyde. She was laid down on 8 December 1942, launched on 22 June 1944 and completed on 11 September 1945.[1]