HMS Matapan

HMS Matapan (D43) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Cape Matapan between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina, which ended in a decisive victory for the RN force, resulting in the destruction of three cruisers and two destroyers of the Italian Navy and was a heavy blow to the Italians. So far, she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name.

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1947 Wikidata
D43
length 116 metre,
Battle-class destroyer, destroyer, John Brown & Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom,

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1947-09-05T00:00:00Z

1947 HMS Matapan

1943-03-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1945-04-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1947-09-05T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

HMS Matapan

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