HMS Albuera ( pennant number I51) was a Royal Navy Battle-class destroyer, ordered on 10 March 1943 from Vickers Armstrong on the Tyne. She was laid down on 16 September 1943 and launched on 28 August 1945. The order was cancelled on 15 October 1945 and she was sold incomplete for scrapping to Thos. W. Ward, arriving at Inverkeithing on 21 November 1950.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Albuera |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle on Tyne |
| Laid down | 16 September 1943 |
| Launched | 28 August 1945 |
| Fate | Broken up incomplete 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Battle-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed | 35.75 knots (66.21 km/h; 41.14 mph) |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 268 |
| Armament |
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References
edit- ^ Lenton, H.T. (1970). Navies of the Second World War British Fleet and Escort Destroyers Volume 2. London: Macdonald. p. 60. ISBN 0356031225.