HMCS Algonquin
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | V |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
V-class destroyer launched as HMS Valentine and commissioned by Canada. Covered the carrier strikes on Tirpitz in April 1944, bombarded Juno Beach on D-Day and escorted Arctic convoys. Scrapped in 1971.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 4.7 in (119 mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1)
- 2 × 40 mm Mk IV guns
- 4 × 20 mm cannons (4×1)
- 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4)
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 8 October 1942 |
| Launched | 2 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1944 |
| Displacement | 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) |
| Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Complement | 250 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.