HMS Orwell (G98)
O-class destroyer converted to Type 16 frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orwell.
HMS Orwell was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that entered service in 1942 and was broken up in 1965.
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Name | Orwell |
Ordered | 3 September 1939 |
Builder | Thornycroft (Southampton) |
Laid down | 20 May 1940 |
Launched | 2 April 1942 |
Commissioned | 17 October 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number G98 |
Fate | Broken up, 1965 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | O-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard) |
Length | 345 ft (105.2 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) |
Range | 3,850 nmi (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 176+ |
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General characteristics as Type 16 class | |
Class and type | Type 16 frigate |
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Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a |
Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) full load |
Complement | 175 |
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