Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1405 BRT |
Length | 329 feet (oa) |
Complement | 145 men |
Armament | 4 4.7" guns (4x1) 8 .5" AA (2x4) 8 21" torpedo tubes (2x4) |
Max speed | 36 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Power | 36000 HP |
Notes on class | The specifications as listed above are for the 'normal' F-class destroyers. HMS Faulknor was fitted as flotilla leader and had some different specifications; Displacement: 1495 BRT Complement: 175 men Lenght: 343 feet (oa) Armament: 5 4.7" guns (5x1) 8 .5" AA (2x4) 8 21" torpedo tubes (2x4) Speed: 36.75 knots Power: 38000 HP These vessels were a repeat of the E-class design. |
All ships of the F class
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HMCS Qu'appelle (H 69) | ||
HMCS Saskatchewan (H 70) | ||
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HMS Fame (H 78) | ||
HMS Fearless (H 67) | Lost on 23 Jul 1941 | |
HMS Firedrake (H 79) | Lost on 17 Dec 1942 | |
HMS Foresight (H 68) | Lost on 13 Aug 1942 | |
HMS Forester (H 74) | ||
HMS Fortune (H 70) (Became the Canadian destroyer Saskatchewan) | ||
HMS Foxhound (H 69) (Became the Canadian destroyer Qu'appelle) | ||
HMS Fury (H 76) | ||
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Faulknor (H 62) | ||
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See all Destroyer classes.
F class ships hit by U-boats (1) | |||
17 Dec 1942 | HMS Firedrake | Sunk | U-211 |
The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
Books dealing with this subject include:
200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten, Robinson, C. Snelling, 1999 |