HMS Eclipse (H08)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Eclipse.
HMS Eclipse was an E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean theatres during World War II, until sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943.
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Eclipse, 1935 | |
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Name | Eclipse |
Namesake | Eclipse |
Ordered | 1 November 1932 |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
Laid down | 22 March 1933 |
Launched | 12 April 1934 |
Completed | 29 November 1934 |
Identification | Pennant number: H08 |
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Fate | Sunk by a mine, 24 October 1943 |
Badge | On a Field Blue, the Earth Black over a sun Gold. |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | E-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,405 long tons (1,428 t) (standard) |
Length | 329 ft (100.3 m) o/a |
Beam | 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
Range | 6,350 nmi (11,760 km; 7,310 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 145 |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
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