HMS Hardy
Wrecked
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | H |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 1 - QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns |
Flotilla leader. Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee led the attack on Narvik in her on 10 April 1940; wrecked by the German destroyers, she was run ashore and Warburton-Lee died of his wounds. He was given the first Victoria Cross of the war to be gazetted.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 1 - QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns
- 2 × 4 - .50-inch machine guns
- 2 × 4 - 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers
| Builder | Cammell Laird and Company at Birkenhead |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 May 1935 |
| Launched | 7 April 1936 |
| Commissioned | 11 December 1936 |
| Displacement | 1,455 long tons (1,478 t) (standard) 2,053 long tons (2,086 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 337 ft (102.7 m) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 175 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
7 April 1936
First Battle of Narvik
Wrecked
10 April 1940
Warburton-Lee's ship; run ashore