HMS Atherstone

HMS Atherstone was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in late 1939 as the first of her class but was found to be unstable, and had to undergo significant modifications before entering service in March 1940.

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1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
L05
length 85.3 metre, draft 3.81 metre, beam 8.84 metre, speed 28 knot, speed 29 knot, 
Hunt-class destroyer, destroyer, Cammell Laird, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1940 HMS Atherstone

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1939-06-08T00:00:00Z

1939-06-08T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1940-03-23T00:00:00Z

1940-03-23T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-12-12T00:00:00Z

1939-12-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

A look-out party clad in winter clothing watching for enemy planes on board the destroyer HMS ATHERSTONE off Plymouth, 7 March 1942. A7762

HMS Atherstone 1942 IWM H 23637

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		A look-out party clad in winter clothing watching for enemy planes on board the destroyer HMS ATHERSTONE off Plymouth, 7 March 1942. A7762		Commons
commons	image		HMS Atherstone 1942 IWM H 23637		Commons