HMS Foresight
Scuttled
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | F |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns |
Torpedoed by an Italian aircraft during Pedestal and scuttled the next day.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 20 × depth charges, 1 rack and 2 throwers
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 31 July 1933 |
| Launched | 29 June 1934 |
| Displacement | 1,405 long tons (1,428 t) (standard) |
| Length | 329 ft (100.3 m) o/a |
| Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
29 June 1934
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Survived
3 July 1940
Sinking of Edinburgh
Damaged
30 April – 2 May 1942
Sank Edinburgh with her last torpedo
Operation Pedestal
Scuttled
10–15 August 1942
Torpedoed by an aircraft